unhoard
"unhoard" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unhoard” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - To take or steal from a hoard, e.g. to pilfer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unhoard · unhoard · English
unhoard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | unhoard |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unhoard” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unhoard is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To take or steal from a hoard, e.g. to pilfer.".
unhoard has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + hoard. The correct English form is unhoard, spelled U-N-H-O-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1To take or steal from a hoard, e.g. to pilfer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unhoard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a thief bent to unhoard the cash Of some rich burgher
Etymology
From un- + hoard.
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.