repugnance
/ɹɪˈpʌɡnəns/
"repugnance" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“repugnance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extreme aversion, repulsion.
Corpus desk
Index EN-repugnance · repugnance · English
repugnance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | repugnance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈpʌɡnəns/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “repugnance” in English
Rare enough to double-check
repugnance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪˈpʌɡnəns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for repugnance, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French repugnance (French répugnance). The correct English form is repugnance, spelled R-E-P-U-G-N-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Extreme aversion, repulsion.
- 2Contradiction, inconsistency, incompatibility, incongruity; an instance of such.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how repugnance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She felt a deep repugnance toward violence.
He showed open repugnance at the suggestion.
Etymology
From Old French repugnance (French répugnance).
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.