unfrequent
"unfrequent" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unfrequent” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unfrequent · unfrequent · English
unfrequent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unfrequent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unfrequent” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unfrequent is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unfrequent, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- (not) + frequent. The correct English form is unfrequent, spelled U-N-F-R-E-Q-U-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unfrequent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He was labouring under a pleurisy, which is not unfrequent in the mountainous region, at this season.
It was no unfrequent event, however, for vessels to be lost.
Etymology
From un- (not) + frequent.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.