unblinking
"unblinking" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unblinking” is uncommon English (frequency #85,883 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,883
- frequency rank, English
- 23,789
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not blinking.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unblinking · unblinking · English
unblinking · rank #85,883 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,883
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,789
- PHOTO-FINISH unasked
Nearest frequency peer: unasked (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unblinking”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Ukiah
Ukiah
14,122 corpus weight
- unalienable
unalienable
14,120 corpus weight
- unasked
unasked
14,119 corpus weight
- unblinking
unblinking
14,118 corpus weight
- uncompensat…
uncompensated
14,116 corpus weight
- unconquered
unconquered
14,115 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unblinking” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unblinking |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #85,883 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unblinking” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unblinking is uncommon English at frequency #85,883 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not blinking.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unblinking, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + blinking. The correct English form is unblinking, spelled U-N-B-L-I-N-K-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Not blinking.
Etymology
From un- + blinking.
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.