unmannered

/ʌnˈmænəɹd/

//ʌnˈmænəɹd// adj

"unmannered" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unmannered” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having poor manners or social skills; ill-mannered; rude.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unmannered · unmannered · English

unmannered · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for unmannered
PropertyValue
Headwordunmannered
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ʌnˈmænəɹd/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unmannered” in English

unmanneredranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unmannered is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʌnˈmænəɹd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having poor manners or social skills; ill-mannered; rude.".

unmannered has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + mannered. The correct English form is unmannered, spelled U-N-M-A-N-N-E-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having poor manners or social skills; ill-mannered; rude.

Etymology

From un- + mannered.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unmannered"?
"unmannered" is spelled U-N-M-A-N-N-E-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ʌnˈmænəɹd/.
What does "unmannered" mean?
As an adjective, "unmannered" means: Having poor manners or social skills; ill-mannered; rude.
How do you pronounce "unmannered"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unmannered" is /ʌnˈmænəɹd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "unmannered"?
From un- + mannered. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list