unfeeling

adj

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

The verdict

“unfeeling” is uncommon English (frequency #59,783 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,783
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Without emotion or sympathy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unfeeling · unfeeling · English

unfeeling · rank #59,783 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,783
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH uncritical

Nearest frequency peer: uncritical (-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 “unfeeling”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unfeeling
PropertyValue
Headwordunfeeling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,783
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unfeeling” in English

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “uncritical” (#59,782), “unidirectional” (#59,784), “unmade” (#59,785). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unfeeling” is #59,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unfeeling is uncommon English at frequency #59,783 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Without emotion or sympathy.".

No misspelling variants are generated for unfeeling in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + feeling. The correct English form is unfeeling, spelled U-N-F-E-E-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Without emotion or sympathy.

Etymology

From un- + feeling.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "unfeeling"?
"unfeeling" is spelled U-N-F-E-E-L-I-N-G.
What does "unfeeling" mean?
As an adjective, "unfeeling" means: Without emotion or sympathy.
What is the origin of the word "unfeeling"?
From un- + feeling. 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 "unfeeling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list