uneasiness

/ʌnˈiːzinəs/

//ʌnˈiːzinəs// noun

"uneasiness" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uneasiness” is uncommon English (frequency #52,695 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,695
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uneasiness · uneasiness · English

uneasiness · rank #52,695 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,695
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unfailing

Nearest frequency peer: unfailing (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “uneasiness”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “uneasiness” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for uneasiness
PropertyValue
Headworduneasiness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʌnˈiːzinəs/
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,695
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “uneasiness” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).uneasinessfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “unfailing” (#52,696), “unfavorably” (#52,697), “unbuttoned” (#52,692). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “uneasiness” is #52,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uneasiness is uncommon English at frequency #52,695 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʌnˈiːzinəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for uneasiness, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From uneasy + -ness. The correct English form is uneasiness, spelled U-N-E-A-S-I-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
  2. 2
    An anxious state of mind; anxiety.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.
  2. Finding that the afternoon coach was gone, and finding that his uneasiness grew into positive alarm, as obstacles came in his way, he resolved to follow in a post-chaise.

Etymology

From uneasy + -ness.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "uneasiness"?
"uneasiness" is spelled U-N-E-A-S-I-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ʌnˈiːzinəs/.
What does "uneasiness" mean?
As a noun, "uneasiness" means: The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
How do you pronounce "uneasiness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uneasiness" is /ʌnˈiːzinəs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "uneasiness"?
From uneasy + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Same letter count

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list