unhindered
"unhindered" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unhindered” is uncommon English (frequency #50,874 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,874
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not hindered, slowed, blocked or hampered.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unhindered · unhindered · English
unhindered · rank #50,874 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,874
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH undercarriage
Nearest frequency peer: undercarriage (-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 “unhindered”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unceremonio…
unceremoniously
49,130 corpus weight
- uncredited
uncredited
49,129 corpus weight
- undercarria…
undercarriage
49,128 corpus weight
- unhindered
unhindered
49,127 corpus weight
- unimaginati…
unimaginative
49,126 corpus weight
- unquestioned
unquestioned
49,125 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unhindered” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unhindered |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #50,874 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unhindered” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unhindered is uncommon English at frequency #50,874 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for unhindered in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + hindered. The correct English form is unhindered, spelled U-N-H-I-N-D-E-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1Not hindered, slowed, blocked or hampered.
- 2Pertaining to a molecule where the reactive center is not blocked from chemical attack due to the surrounding uncreative substituents not preventing reactive agents accessing the reactive site.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unhindered appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Travel is enlivened not only by the mixed company of French, Berbers, Arabs, and descendants of the Mediterranean-Corsairs who sit together indiscriminately, but also by itinerant vendors of macaroons, sweetmeats and the like, who, as long as they have a travel ticket, ply their wares unhindered by the [ticket] collectors.
The timing of the incident raised the question, almost certainly destined to remain unanswered, of whether, having allowed the escapers to pass by unhindered, the culprit had waited specifically for the yellow jersey group before sowing his mischief.
Etymology
From un- + hindered.
Antonyms
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); 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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