unmake
/ʌnˈmeɪk/
"unmake" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unmake” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unmake · unmake · English
unmake · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unmake |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ʌnˈmeɪk/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unmake” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unmake is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ʌnˈmeɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature.".
No misspelling variants are generated for unmake in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unmaken; equivalent to un- + make. The correct English form is unmake, spelled U-N-M-A-K-E.
Definition
- 1To destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unmake appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Let go the lure The striving to unmake
She was confused. Now that he had worked himself into a snit he'd be angry if she unmade the bed and did what he wanted. If she didn't make it properly, he'd be resentful. She stripped the bed. She'd change the linens.
Etymology
From Middle English unmaken; equivalent to un- + make.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.