more than one bargained for

noun

"more-than-one-bargained-for" is a 23-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“more than one bargained for” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
27
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An unexpected and (usually) unwanted result of a decision or action.

Key facts for more than one bargained for
PropertyValue
Headwordmore than one bargained for
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters27
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “more than one bargained for” sits in English frequency

more than one bargained for falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for more than one bargained for is 27 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "An unexpected and (usually) unwanted result of a decision or action.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for more than one bargained for in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is more than one bargained for, spelled M-O-R-E- -T-H-A-N- -O-N-E- -B-A-R-G-A-I-N-E-D- -F-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    An unexpected and (usually) unwanted result of a decision or action.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "more than one bargained for"?
"more than one bargained for" is spelled M-O-R-E- -T-H-A-N- -O-N-E- -B-A-R-G-A-I-N-E-D- -F-O-R.
What does "more than one bargained for" mean?
As a noun, "more than one bargained for" means: An unexpected and (usually) unwanted result of a decision or action.
What language does "more than one bargained for" come from?
"more than one bargained for" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “more than one bargained for”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-O-R-E- -T-H-A-N- -O-N-E- -B-A-R-G-A-I-N-E-D- -F-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list