unconsecrate
"unconsecrate" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unconsecrate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To render not sacred; to remove sanctity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unconsecrate · unconsecrate · English
unconsecrate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unconsecrate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unconsecrate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unconsecrate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To render not sacred; to remove sanctity.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unconsecrate, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + consecrate. The correct English form is unconsecrate, spelled U-N-C-O-N-S-E-C-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To render not sacred; to remove sanctity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unconsecrate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
unconsecrated and profaned that sacred edifice
Etymology
From un- + consecrate.
Synonyms
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.