unchastity
/ʌnˈtʃastɪti/
"unchastity" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unchastity” 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) - The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; sexual impropriety.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unchastity · unchastity · English
unchastity · 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 "U" 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 | unchastity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʌnˈtʃastɪti/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unchastity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unchastity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʌnˈtʃastɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; sexual impropriety.".
Zero misspellings are on record for unchastity in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unchastite; equivalent to un- + chastity. The correct English form is unchastity, spelled U-N-C-H-A-S-T-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; sexual impropriety.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unchastity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unchastity had to be penalized because, as the Bible showed, it was highly offensive to God.
Etymology
From Middle English unchastite; equivalent to un- + chastity.
Synonyms
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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.