unglue
"unglue" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unglue” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - to separate that which was held by glue
Corpus desk
Index EN-unglue · unglue · English
unglue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | unglue |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unglue” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unglue is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for unglue in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + glue. The correct English form is unglue, spelled U-N-G-L-U-E.
Definition
- 1to separate that which was held by glue
- 2to cease to adhere to or follow attentively
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unglue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
we had to use warm water and solvent to unglue all the joints we put in yesterday.
parents are looking for new ways to unglue their children from their screens
Etymology
From un- + glue.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.