Which to use
“unaltered” and “unfiltered” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,747
- “unaltered” frequency rank
- #34,736
- “unfiltered” frequency rank
- 72483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unaltered | unfiltered |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remaining in its initial state; not changed. | Without a filter (e.g., a cigarette). |
Letter map: unaltered vs unfiltered
Shared letters muted; letters that set unaltered and unfiltered apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Spelling & dictionary notes on unaltered vs unfiltered
unaltered and unfiltered are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unaltered is recorded at frequency rank #37,747, classified as anadj. unfiltered is at rank #34,736, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 72483, this pair ranks #42,832 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of unaltered vs unfiltered
Shared letters: delnrtu. Private to "unaltered": a. Private to "unfiltered": fi.
"unaltered" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "unfiltered" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unaltered ← nualtered · uanltered · unaletred · unalltered · unalteerd · unalterde · unalteredd · unalterred
- unfiltered ← nufiltered · ufniltered · unffiltered · unfiletred · unfilltered · unfilteerd · unfilterde · unfilteredd
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unaltered" and "unfiltered" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "unaltered" or "unfiltered"?
What to do next
You've compared "unaltered" and "unfiltered". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "unaltered" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unfiltered" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,832 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unaltered" and "unfiltered" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unfettered vs unfiltered". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #42,832 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.