unbelieving
"unbelieving" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unbelieving” is uncommon English (frequency #73,754 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,754
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That does not believe; incredulous, skeptical.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unbelieving · unbelieving · English
unbelieving · rank #73,754 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,754
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH underaged
Nearest frequency peer: underaged (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “unbelieving”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Ulsan
Ulsan
26,250 corpus weight
- unbelieving
unbelieving
26,247 corpus weight
- underaged
underaged
26,246 corpus weight
- undigested
undigested
26,245 corpus weight
- unequalled
unequalled
26,244 corpus weight
- unfavourably
unfavourably
26,243 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unbelieving” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unbelieving |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #73,754 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unbelieving” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unbelieving is uncommon English at frequency #73,754 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "That does not believe; incredulous, skeptical.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for unbelieving in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + believing. The correct English form is unbelieving, spelled U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1That does not believe; incredulous, skeptical.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unbelieving appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
One Sunday morning I woke up, saying to my sister N., " Do you know, I have had such a vivid dream about the Roper party that I can hardly believe T am awake now." "What did you dream?" said N., in rather an unbelieving and sleepy tone of voice.
The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.
Etymology
From un- + believing.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).