unipolar
"unipolar" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unipolar” is uncommon English (frequency #80,085 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,085
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a single pole.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unipolar · unipolar · English
unipolar · rank #80,085 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,085
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unhurried
Nearest frequency peer: unhurried (-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 “unipolar”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- uncharitable
uncharitable
19,920 corpus weight
- uncoupled
uncoupled
19,919 corpus weight
- unfrozen
unfrozen
19,918 corpus weight
- unhurried
unhurried
19,917 corpus weight
- unipolar
unipolar
19,916 corpus weight
- unluckily
unluckily
19,915 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unipolar” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unipolar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #80,085 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unipolar” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unipolar is uncommon English at frequency #80,085 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
unipolar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From uni- + polar. The correct English form is unipolar, spelled U-N-I-P-O-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Having a single pole.
- 2Not both depressive and manic; not bipolar.
- 3Of or relating to an international system in which one state wields most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unipolar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
All that talk of one superpower -- us -- bestriding a "unipolar" world seems as dated as Seinfeld reruns.
Most studies have tended to find somewhat higher suicide rates in unipolar depression than in bipolar disorder
Etymology
From uni- + polar.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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