unconsecrate

verb

"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

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Key facts for unconsecrate
PropertyValue
Headwordunconsecrate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unconsecrate” in English

unconsecrateranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    To render not sacred; to remove sanctity.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unconsecrate"?
"unconsecrate" is spelled U-N-C-O-N-S-E-C-R-A-T-E.
What does "unconsecrate" mean?
As a verb, "unconsecrate" means: To render not sacred; to remove sanctity.
What is the origin of the word "unconsecrate"?
From un- + consecrate. 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