unmerciful
/ʌnˈmɝsɪfl̩/
"unmerciful" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unmerciful” 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 showing mercy
Corpus desk
Index EN-unmerciful · unmerciful · English
unmerciful · 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
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 | unmerciful |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʌnˈmɝsɪfl̩/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unmerciful” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unmerciful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʌnˈmɝsɪfl̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "not showing mercy".
No misspelling variants are generated for unmerciful in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unmerciful, unmercifull; equivalent to un- + merciful. The correct English form is unmerciful, spelled U-N-M-E-R-C-I-F-U-L.
Definition
- 1not showing mercy
Etymology
From Middle English unmerciful, unmercifull; equivalent to un- + merciful.
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.