unbeaten

adj

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"unbeaten" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unbeaten” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,209
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - not having been thrashed or beaten

Corpus desk

Index EN-unbeaten · unbeaten · English

unbeaten · rank #18,209 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,209
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unattractive

Nearest frequency peer: unattractive (-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 “unbeaten”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “unbeaten” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unbeaten
PropertyValue
Headwordunbeaten
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,209
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unbeaten”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).unbeatenlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “unattractive” (#18,208), “understatement” (#18,210), “tyrant” (#18,207). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unbeaten” is #18,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around unbeaten, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,209 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for unbeaten, with forms such as "nubeaten", "ubneaten", and "unbaeten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English on bete, unbeten, unibeten; equivalent to un- + beaten; compare Old English ungebeitne (“unhewn”). The correct English form is unbeaten, spelled U-N-B-E-A-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    not having been thrashed or beaten
  2. 2
    not defeated
  3. 3
    untrodden
  4. 4
    Not beaten or whisked
  5. 5
    not out

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unbeaten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Arsenal went 25 games unbeaten.
  2. That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season.

Etymology

From Middle English on bete, unbeten, unibeten; equivalent to un- + beaten; compare Old English ungebeitne (“unhewn”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nubeaten
  • ubneaten
  • unbaeten
  • unbbeaten
  • unbeaetn
  • unbeatenn
  • unbeatne
  • unbeatten
  • unbetaen
  • unebaten
  • unnbeaten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unbeaten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nubeaten2ubneaten2unbaeten2unbbeaten1unbeaetn2unbeatenn1unbeatne2unbeatten1
Edit distance from "unbeaten"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unbeaten"?
"unbeaten" is spelled U-N-B-E-A-T-E-N.
What does "unbeaten" mean?
As an adjective, "unbeaten" means: not having been thrashed or beaten
What are common misspellings of "unbeaten"?
Common misspellings include "nubeaten", "ubneaten", "unbaeten", "unbbeaten", "unbeaetn". The correct spelling is "unbeaten".
What is the origin of the word "unbeaten"?
From Middle English on bete, unbeten, unibeten; equivalent to un- + beaten; compare Old English ungebeitne (“unhewn”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unbeaten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list