unhope
"unhope" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unhope” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Absence or lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unhope · unhope · English
unhope · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | unhope |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unhope” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unhope is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Absence or lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.".
Zero misspellings are on record for unhope in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unhope, equivalent to un- + hope. The correct English form is unhope, spelled U-N-H-O-P-E.
Definition
- 1Absence or lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unhope appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Black is night's cope; But death will not appal One who, past doubtings all Waits in unhope.
Etymology
From Middle English unhope, equivalent to un- + hope.
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.