unloved

adj

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"unloved" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unloved” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,752. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,752
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not loved.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unloved · unloved · English

unloved · rank #37,752 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,752
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unfavourable

Nearest frequency peer: unfavourable (-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 “unloved”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “unloved” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unloved vs unmoved
86% similar
unloved vs unsolved
75% similar
unloved vs unload
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unloved
PropertyValue
Headwordunloved
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,752
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unloved”

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).unlovedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “unfavourable” (#37,751), “unmasked” (#37,753), “uncool” (#37,750). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unloved” is #37,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around unloved, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,752 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not loved.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for unloved, with forms such as "nuloved", "ulnoved", and "unlloved". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "unmoved", "unsolved", "unload", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + loved. The correct English form is unloved, spelled U-N-L-O-V-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not loved.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Then, too, there was the mute appeal of this wee waif alone and unloved in the midst of the horrors of the savage jungle.
  2. Kidderminster: Work can start on a new glass-fronted station building (double the size), following the demolition of the dilapidated 1968 structure. Always unloved, it was cheaply assembled by BR to replace a mock Tudor building that survived for nearly 100 years before being infested with dry rot.

Etymology

From un- + loved.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuloved
  • ulnoved
  • unlloved
  • unloevd
  • unlovde
  • unlovedd
  • unlovved
  • unlvoed
  • unnloved
  • unolved

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unloved - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nuloved2ulnoved2unlloved1unloevd2unlovde2unlovedd1unlovved1unlvoed2
Edit distance from "unloved"

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 "unloved"?
"unloved" is spelled U-N-L-O-V-E-D.
What does "unloved" mean?
As an adjective, "unloved" means: Not loved.
What words are commonly confused with "unloved"?
"unloved" is commonly confused with "unmoved", "unsolved", "unload". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "unloved"?
From un- + loved. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tonsils#37,739thorium#37,733witcher#37,772Stryker#37,712

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list