unchanged
/ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/
"unchanged" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unchanged” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,628. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,628
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not changed or altered; remaining in an original state.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unchanged · unchanged · English
unchanged · rank #10,628 · 14 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,628
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH turbo
Nearest frequency peer: turbo (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “unchanged”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
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tumblr
89,375 corpus weight
- turbo
turbo
89,374 corpus weight
- unchanged
unchanged
89,373 corpus weight
- understanda…
understandable
89,372 corpus weight
- upright
upright
89,371 corpus weight
- uprising
uprising
89,370 corpus weight
What this shows “unchanged” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unchanged |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #10,628 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unchanged”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around unchanged (IPA /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,628 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not changed or altered; remaining in an original state.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for unchanged, with forms such as "nuchanged", "ucnhanged", and "uncahnged". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "unhinged", "uncharted", "unchained", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + changed. The correct English form is unchanged, spelled U-N-C-H-A-N-G-E-D.
Definition
- 1Not changed or altered; remaining in an original state.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unchanged appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"A first love is not easily extinguished, Mr. Allanson," said she. "You may guess from my appearance, that I have been fortunate in life; but, for all that, my first love for you has continued the same, unaltered and unchanged, and you must forgive the little freedoms I used to-day to try your affections, and the effects my appearance would have on you."
All seven cities saw an increase in air pollution during January-May. Readings assessed showed an average concentration of hazardous airborne particles - known as PM2.5 - up by as much as 14.8% in Taiyuan, the provincial capital, and by 16.3% in Shuozhou.[…] According to the latest data, average rates of PM2.5 in 337 cities nationwide stood at 44 microgra…
Etymology
From un- + changed.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nuchanged
- ucnhanged
- uncahnged
- uncchanged
- unchagned
- unchanegd
- unchangde
- unchangedd
- unchangged
- unchannged
- unchhanged
- unchnaged
- unhcanged
- unnchanged
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unchanged - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unchanged", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).