ungrown

adj

"ungrown" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ungrown” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not grown; immature.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ungrown · ungrown · English

ungrown · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for ungrown
PropertyValue
Headwordungrown
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ungrown” in English

ungrownranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ungrown is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not grown; immature.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ungrown, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + grown. The correct English form is ungrown, spelled U-N-G-R-O-W-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not grown; immature.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ungrown appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "You see we've only got four young gentlemen and one ungrown," said Lily; […

Etymology

From un- + grown.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ungrown"?
"ungrown" is spelled U-N-G-R-O-W-N.
What does "ungrown" mean?
As an adjective, "ungrown" means: Not grown; immature.
What is the origin of the word "ungrown"?
From un- + grown. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list