unbending

adj

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"unbending" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unbending” is uncommon English (frequency #83,854 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,854
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inflexible and not yielding

Corpus desk

Index EN-unbending · unbending · English

unbending · rank #83,854 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,854
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH Uehara

Nearest frequency peer: Uehara (-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 “unbending”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “unbending” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unbending
PropertyValue
Headwordunbending
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,854
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unbending” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).unbendingfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “Uehara” (#83,853), “ube” (#83,852), “underrate” (#83,856). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unbending” is #83,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unbending is uncommon English at frequency #83,854 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for unbending in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + bending. The correct English form is unbending, spelled U-N-B-E-N-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    inflexible and not yielding
  2. 2
    very reserved, aloof and asocial

Etymology

From un- + bending.

This word in other languages

inflexible(Français)unbeugsam(Deutsch)

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 "unbending"?
"unbending" is spelled U-N-B-E-N-D-I-N-G.
What does "unbending" mean?
As an adjective, "unbending" means: inflexible and not yielding
What is the origin of the word "unbending"?
From un- + bending. 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 "unbending", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

underrate#83,856tribesman#83,835vesicular#83,875yachtsman#83,915

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list