unceasing

adj

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

The verdict

“unceasing” is an uncommon English word, ranked #72,853 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#72,853
frequency rank, English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping

Key facts for unceasing
PropertyValue
Headwordunceasing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,853
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unceasing” sits in English frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for unceasing is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #72,853 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping".

No generated misspelling entries exist for unceasing in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + ceasing. The correct English form is unceasing, spelled U-N-C-E-A-S-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping

Etymology

From un- + ceasing.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unceasing"?
"unceasing" is spelled U-N-C-E-A-S-I-N-G.
What does "unceasing" mean?
As an adjective, "unceasing" means: continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping
What is the origin of the word "unceasing"?
From un- + ceasing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “unceasing”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-N-C-E-A-S-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list