unemployable

adj

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"unemployable" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unemployable” is uncommon English (frequency #64,799 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,799
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not employable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unemployable · unemployable · English

unemployable · rank #64,799 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,799
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unemotional

Nearest frequency peer: unemotional (-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 “unemployable”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unemployable
PropertyValue
Headwordunemployable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,799
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unemployable” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).unemployablefalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “unemotional” (#64,798), “unencrypted” (#64,800), “uneasily” (#64,797). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unemployable” is #64,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unemployable is uncommon English at frequency #64,799 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not employable.".

No misspelling variants are generated for unemployable in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + employable. The correct English form is unemployable, spelled U-N-E-M-P-L-O-Y-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not employable.

Etymology

From un- + employable.

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 "unemployable"?
"unemployable" is spelled U-N-E-M-P-L-O-Y-A-B-L-E.
What does "unemployable" mean?
As an adjective, "unemployable" means: Not employable.
What is the origin of the word "unemployable"?
From un- + employable. 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 "unemployable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unachievable#64,792tranquilizer#64,778velociraptor#64,820terraforming#64,765

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list