unbothered

adj

"unbothered" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not bothered, serene.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unbothered · unbothered · English

unbothered · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for unbothered
PropertyValue
Headwordunbothered
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unbothered” in English

unbotheredfalls 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

unbothered is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not bothered, serene.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unbothered, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + bothered. The correct English form is unbothered, spelled U-N-B-O-T-H-E-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not bothered, serene.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The conservative justices appear wholly unbothered by the howls that the court is no more than a partisan institution, turning their destructive attention next to what remains of the Voting Rights Act.

Etymology

From un- + bothered.

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 "unbothered"?
"unbothered" is spelled U-N-B-O-T-H-E-R-E-D.
What does "unbothered" mean?
As an adjective, "unbothered" means: Not bothered, serene.
What is the origin of the word "unbothered"?
From un- + bothered. 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