unmeasured

adj

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

The verdict

“unmeasured” 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) - Not having been measured.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unmeasured · unmeasured · English

unmeasured · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 unmeasured
PropertyValue
Headwordunmeasured
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unmeasured” in English

unmeasuredsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

unmeasured is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for unmeasured in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Not having been measured.
  2. 2
    Beyond measure; vast; measureless.
  3. 3
    Unrestrained; without moderation or deliberation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Recall the gradual dark the snow’s unmeasured fall The naked fields the cloud’s immaculate folds
  2. the unmeasured expanse of the ocean

Etymology

From un- + measured.

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 "unmeasured"?
"unmeasured" is spelled U-N-M-E-A-S-U-R-E-D.
What does "unmeasured" mean?
As an adjective, "unmeasured" means: Not having been measured.
What is the origin of the word "unmeasured"?
From un- + measured. 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