unbellicose

adj

"unbellicose" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unbellicose” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not bellicose; unwarlike.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unbellicose · unbellicose · English

unbellicose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unbellicose
PropertyValue
Headwordunbellicose
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unbellicose” in English

unbellicosefalls 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.

Rare enough to double-check

unbellicose is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not bellicose; unwarlike.".

unbellicose doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + bellicose. The correct English form is unbellicose, spelled U-N-B-E-L-L-I-C-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not bellicose; unwarlike.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Small wonder that history has become such a hotly contested battleground, or that otherwise unbellicose professors are so often pressed into front-line service in the culture wars.

Etymology

From un- + bellicose.

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 "unbellicose"?
"unbellicose" is spelled U-N-B-E-L-L-I-C-O-S-E.
What does "unbellicose" mean?
As an adjective, "unbellicose" means: Not bellicose; unwarlike.
What is the origin of the word "unbellicose"?
From un- + bellicose. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list