unfurled
"unfurled" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unfurled” is uncommon English (frequency #50,295 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,295
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of unfurl
Corpus desk
Index EN-unfurled · unfurled · English
unfurled · rank #50,295 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,295
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH undesired
Nearest frequency peer: undesired (-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 “unfurled”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- undercard
undercard
49,709 corpus weight
- underwrite
underwrite
49,708 corpus weight
- undesired
undesired
49,707 corpus weight
- unfurled
unfurled
49,706 corpus weight
- unimpressive
unimpressive
49,705 corpus weight
- uninspiring
uninspiring
49,704 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unfurled” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unfurled |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #50,295 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unfurled” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unfurled is uncommon English at frequency #50,295 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of unfurl".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unfurled, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is unfurled, spelled U-N-F-U-R-L-E-D.
Definition
- 1simple past and past participle of unfurl
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unfurled appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As we stood waiting for the departure time with the setting sun twinkling on the great brass dome of our 2-4-0, the sound of church bells was the only one apart from the measured tread of the guard slowly pacing towards his van, and, standing at an open window, I more than once heard the fireman's "Right away!" to his mate in acknowledgement of a desultor…
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.
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