unconspicuous

adj

"unconspicuous" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not conspicuous; inconspicuous

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Index EN-unconspicuous · unconspicuous · English

unconspicuous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unconspicuous
PropertyValue
Headwordunconspicuous
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unconspicuous” in English

unconspicuoussits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

unconspicuous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not conspicuous; inconspicuous".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unconspicuous, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + conspicuous. The correct English form is unconspicuous, spelled U-N-C-O-N-S-P-I-C-U-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not conspicuous; inconspicuous

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. All the grand sources, in short, of human suffering are in a great degree, many of them almost entirely, conquerable by human care and effort; and though their removal is grievously slow—though a long succession of generations will perish in the breach before the conquest is completed, and this world becomes all that, if will and knowledge were not wantin…

Etymology

From un- + conspicuous.

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 "unconspicuous"?
"unconspicuous" is spelled U-N-C-O-N-S-P-I-C-U-O-U-S.
What does "unconspicuous" mean?
As an adjective, "unconspicuous" means: Not conspicuous; inconspicuous
What is the origin of the word "unconspicuous"?
From un- + conspicuous. 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