unload
/ʌnˈləʊd/
"unload" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unload” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,399. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,399
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
Corpus desk
Index EN-unload · unload · English
unload · rank #21,399 · 8 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,399
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unloading
Nearest frequency peer: unloading (+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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “unload”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- underside
underside
78,605 corpus weight
- uneducated
uneducated
78,604 corpus weight
- unload
unload
78,602 corpus weight
- unloading
unloading
78,601 corpus weight
- unmarked
unmarked
78,600 corpus weight
- unreleased
unreleased
78,599 corpus weight
What this shows “unload” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unload |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ʌnˈləʊd/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #21,399 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unload”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around unload (IPA /ʌnˈləʊd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,399 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for unload, with forms such as "nuload", "ulnoad", and "unlaod". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "upload", "unlock", "untold", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + load. The correct English form is unload, spelled U-N-L-O-A-D.
Definition
- 1To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
- 2To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
- 3To deposit one's load or cargo.
- 4To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.
- 5To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.
- 6To discharge, pour, or expel.
- 7To get rid of or dispose of.
- 8To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
- 9To reduce the vertical load factor on (an airplane's wing or other lifting surface), typically by pitching downwards toward the ground to decrease angle of attack and reduce the amount of lift generated.
- 10To deliver forcefully.
- 11To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice.
- 12To remove the charge from; to discharge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unload appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
to unload a ship
to unload a camel
Etymology
From un- + load.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nuload
- ulnoad
- unlaod
- unlload
- unloadd
- unloda
- unnload
- unolad
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unload - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unload", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).