unhat
"unhat" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unhat” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat, especially as a mark of respect.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unhat · unhat · English
unhat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | unhat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unhat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unhat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat, especially as a mark of respect.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unhat, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + hat. The correct English form is unhat, spelled U-N-H-A-T.
Definition
- 1To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat, especially as a mark of respect.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unhat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My hat clapped on a deal faster than it had come off, for you must know we unhatted in those days with a grand, slow bow.
Etymology
From un- + hat.
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.