unibody

Name: unibody, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“unibody” is uncommon English (frequency #78,245 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,245
frequency rank, English: 23,789
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An automobile construction technique in which the body is integrated into a single unit with the chassis rather than having a separate body-on-frame.

Key facts for unibody
Property	Value
Headword	unibody
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#78,245
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unibody” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unibody lands here:

#78,245

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unibody is uncommon English at frequency #78,245 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for unibody in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From uni- + body. The correct English form is unibody, spelled U-N-I-B-O-D-Y.

Definition

1
An automobile construction technique in which the body is integrated into a single unit with the chassis rather than having a separate body-on-frame.
2
A body of this type.
3
A shell that is the principal source of structural strength of an object; also, its design and construction.
4
A style of mobile phone, tablet, or laptop computer where the user cannot replace the battery because the device is manufactured as a single sealed unit.

Etymology

From uni- + body.

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 "unibody"?

"unibody" is spelled U-N-I-B-O-D-Y.

What does "unibody" mean?

As a noun, "unibody" means: An automobile construction technique in which the body is integrated into a single unit with the chassis rather than having a separate body-on-frame.

What is the origin of the word "unibody"?

From uni- + body. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “unibody”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is U-N-I-B-O-D-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.