undaunted

adj

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

The verdict

“undaunted” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,467. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,467
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Showing courage and resolution.

Corpus desk

Index EN-undaunted · undaunted · English

undaunted · rank #42,467 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,467
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH uncooked

Nearest frequency peer: uncooked (-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 “undaunted”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “undaunted” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

undaunted vs unwanted
78% similar
undaunted vs undoubted
78% similar
undaunted vs undated
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for undaunted
PropertyValue
Headwordundaunted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,467
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “undaunted”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “uncooked” (#42,466), “underlining” (#42,468), “unconvincing” (#42,465). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “undaunted” is #42,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around undaunted, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,467 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for undaunted, with forms such as "nudaunted", "udnaunted", and "unadunted". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "unwanted", "undoubted", "undated", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English ondauntit, undauntdid; equivalent to un- + daunted. The correct English form is undaunted, spelled U-N-D-A-U-N-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Showing courage and resolution.
  2. 2
    Not shaken, discouraged or disheartened.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Undaunted in the court stands Didymus, virtuously proud of rescued innocence.
  2. […] for even the undaunted faith and energy of the Chicagoese cannot greatly accelerate the processes of nature in making' trees, or robing their trunks with moss.

Etymology

From Middle English ondauntit, undauntdid; equivalent to un- + daunted.

This word in other languages

impertérrito(Español)unverzagt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nudaunted
  • udnaunted
  • unadunted
  • undanuted
  • undaunetd
  • undaunnted
  • undauntde
  • undauntedd
  • undauntted
  • undautned
  • unddaunted
  • unduanted
  • unndaunted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of undaunted - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nudaunted2udnaunted2unadunted2undanuted2undaunetd2undaunnted1undauntde2undauntedd1
Edit distance from "undaunted"

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 "undaunted"?
"undaunted" is spelled U-N-D-A-U-N-T-E-D.
What does "undaunted" mean?
As an adjective, "undaunted" means: Showing courage and resolution.
What words are commonly confused with "undaunted"?
"undaunted" is commonly confused with "unwanted", "undoubted", "undated". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "undaunted"?
From Middle English ondauntit, undauntdid; equivalent to un- + daunted. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "undaunted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

torchwood#42,455threefold#42,449winemaker#42,489superfast#42,435

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

trifling13 variantsthruster13 variantsstraying13 variantsspinster13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list