unattractive
"unattractive" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unattractive” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,208. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,208
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not handsome or beautiful or appealing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unattractive · unattractive · English
unattractive · rank #18,208 · 16 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,208
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH tyrant
Nearest frequency peer: tyrant (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “unattractive”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- topless
topless
81,796 corpus weight
- torment
torment
81,795 corpus weight
- tyrant
tyrant
81,794 corpus weight
- unattractive
unattractive
81,793 corpus weight
- unbeaten
unbeaten
81,792 corpus weight
- understatem…
understatement
81,791 corpus weight
What this shows “unattractive” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unattractive |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #18,208 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unattractive”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around unattractive, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,208 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for unattractive, with forms such as "nuattractive", "uanttractive", and "unatractive". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + attractive. The correct English form is unattractive, spelled U-N-A-T-T-R-A-C-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Not handsome or beautiful or appealing.
- 2Lacking the power to attract interest.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unattractive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
All three parallel valleys of the Llynvi, Garw and Ogmore are much the same in physical character: the lower reaches are wooded and not unattractive, but as the railway climbs on ever-steepening grades, the hills on either hand grow barer and closer together, while in all respects the scene becomes more sombre, with the terraced, slate-roofed colliery tow…
Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new source…
Etymology
From un- + attractive.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nuattractive
- uanttractive
- unatractive
- unatrtactive
- unattarctive
- unattracctive
- unattracitve
- unattractiev
- unattractivve
- unattracttive
- unattractvie
- unattratcive
- unattrcative
- unattrractive
- unnattractive
- untatractive
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unattractive - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).