unhurt

adj

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"unhurt" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unhurt” is uncommon English (frequency #52,070 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,070
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not hurt; unharmed or unscathed

Corpus desk

Index EN-unhurt · unhurt · English

unhurt · rank #52,070 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,070
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unexploded

Nearest frequency peer: unexploded (-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 “unhurt”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “unhurt” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unhurt
PropertyValue
Headwordunhurt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,070
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unhurt” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).unhurtfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “unexploded” (#52,069), “unleaded” (#52,071), “underutilized” (#52,068). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unhurt” is #52,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unhurt is uncommon English at frequency #52,070 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not hurt; unharmed or unscathed".

No misspelling variants are generated for unhurt in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unhert, un-hurt, unhurt, unhurte, equivalent to un- + hurt. The correct English form is unhurt, spelled U-N-H-U-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not hurt; unharmed or unscathed

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The 0812 Huddersfield-Sheffield service struck the stabiliser leg of a lorry being used to take away portable toilets after local repair work. [...] The train crew and 25 passengers were unhurt.

Etymology

From Middle English unhert, un-hurt, unhurt, unhurte, equivalent to un- + hurt.

This word in other languages

indemne(Français)unverletzt(Deutsch)ileso(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unhurt"?
"unhurt" is spelled U-N-H-U-R-T.
What does "unhurt" mean?
As an adjective, "unhurt" means: Not hurt; unharmed or unscathed
What is the origin of the word "unhurt"?
From Middle English unhert, un-hurt, unhurt, unhurte, equivalent to un- + hurt. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unhurt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list