unescorted
"unescorted" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unescorted” is uncommon English (frequency #93,279 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,279
- frequency rank, English
- 23,789
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not escorted; without an escort.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unescorted · unescorted · English
unescorted · rank #93,279 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,279
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,789
- PHOTO-FINISH unfulfilling
Nearest frequency peer: unfulfilling (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unescorted”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ultramafic
ultramafic
6,726 corpus weight
- underlain
underlain
6,724 corpus weight
- unescorted
unescorted
6,722 corpus weight
- unfulfilling
unfulfilling
6,721 corpus weight
- unpowered
unpowered
6,716 corpus weight
- unsecure
unsecure
6,715 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unescorted” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unescorted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #93,279 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unescorted” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unescorted is uncommon English at frequency #93,279 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not escorted; without an escort.".
Zero misspellings are on record for unescorted in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + escorted. The correct English form is unescorted, spelled U-N-E-S-C-O-R-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Not escorted; without an escort.
Etymology
From un- + escorted.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.