unloving
"unloving" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unloving” is uncommon English (frequency #94,388 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,388
- frequency rank, English
- 23,789
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not loving.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unloving · unloving · English
unloving · rank #94,388 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,388
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,789
- PHOTO-FINISH unmentionable
Nearest frequency peer: unmentionable (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unloving”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- unfastened
unfastened
5,616 corpus weight
- unframed
unframed
5,615 corpus weight
- unloving
unloving
5,613 corpus weight
- unmentionab…
unmentionable
5,612 corpus weight
- unpasteuriz…
unpasteurized
5,611 corpus weight
- unrewarded
unrewarded
5,610 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unloving” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unloving |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #94,388 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unloving” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unloving is uncommon English at frequency #94,388 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not loving.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unloving, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + loving. The correct English form is unloving, spelled U-N-L-O-V-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Not loving.
Etymology
From un- + loving.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unloving", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.