UNESCO

/juːˈnɛs.kəʊ/

//juːˈnɛs.kəʊ// name

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"unesco" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“UNESCO” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,042
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acronym of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unesco · UNESCO · English

UNESCO · rank #14,042 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,042
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ulster

Nearest frequency peer: Ulster (-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 “UNESCO”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “UNESCO” 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
Key facts for UNESCO
PropertyValue
HeadwordUNESCO
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/juːˈnɛs.kəʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,042
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “UNESCO”

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).UNESCOlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Ulster” (#14,041), “uneven” (#14,043), “turbulence” (#14,040). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “UNESCO” is #14,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around UNESCO (IPA /juːˈnɛs.kəʊ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,042 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acronym of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for UNESCO, with forms such as "nuesco", "uensco", and "unecso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is UNESCO, spelled U-N-E-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acronym of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The whole street was part of history, the whole of the hill was a World Heritage Site, protected by none other than UNESCO.

This word in other languages

UNESCO(Español)UNESCO(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuesco
  • uensco
  • unecso
  • unescco
  • unesoc
  • unessco
  • unnesco
  • unseco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nuesco2uensco2unecso2unescco1unesoc2unessco1unnesco1unseco2
Edit distance from "UNESCO"

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 "UNESCO"?
"UNESCO" is spelled U-N-E-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /juːˈnɛs.kəʊ/.
What does "UNESCO" mean?
As a proper noun, "UNESCO" means: Acronym of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
What are common misspellings of "UNESCO"?
Common misspellings include "nuesco", "uensco", "unecso", "unescco", "unesoc". The correct spelling is "UNESCO".
How do you pronounce "UNESCO"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "UNESCO" is /juːˈnɛs.kəʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "UNESCO" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ulster#14,041uneven#14,043Viktor#14,047tavern#14,034

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list