unhip

adj

"unhip" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unhip” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Not hip; uncool, unfashionable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unhip · unhip · English

unhip · 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

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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 unhip
PropertyValue
Headwordunhip
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unhip” in English

unhipranks 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

unhip is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not hip; uncool, unfashionable.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unhip, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + hip. The correct English form is unhip, spelled U-N-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not hip; uncool, unfashionable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Fifteen years ago, on what remains as possibly the most unhip day of my life, my entire family, all nine of us, went to have our group portrait taken at a local photo salon.

Etymology

From un- + hip.

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 "unhip"?
"unhip" is spelled U-N-H-I-P.
What does "unhip" mean?
As an adjective, "unhip" means: Not hip; uncool, unfashionable.
What is the origin of the word "unhip"?
From un- + hip. 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