original sin
"original-sin" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“original sin” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adam's disobedience to God.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | original sin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “original sin” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
original sin is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for original sin in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Latin peccātum orīgināle, a phrase used by 4th-century Berber theologian and saint Augustine of Hippo in his interpretations of the Bible. The correct English form is original sin, spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L- -S-I-N.
Definition
- 1Adam's disobedience to God.
- 2The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.
- 3The misdeed partially or entirely responsible for all of the similar ones after it.
Etymology
Calque of Latin peccātum orīgināle, a phrase used by 4th-century Berber theologian and saint Augustine of Hippo in his interpretations of the Bible.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “original sin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L- -S-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.