unmeticulous

adj

"unmeticulous" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not meticulous.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unmeticulous · unmeticulous · English

unmeticulous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 unmeticulous
PropertyValue
Headwordunmeticulous
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unmeticulous” in English

unmeticulousfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

unmeticulous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not meticulous.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unmeticulous, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + meticulous. The correct English form is unmeticulous, spelled U-N-M-E-T-I-C-U-L-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not meticulous.

Etymology

From un- + meticulous.

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 "unmeticulous"?
"unmeticulous" is spelled U-N-M-E-T-I-C-U-L-O-U-S.
What does "unmeticulous" mean?
As an adjective, "unmeticulous" means: Not meticulous.
What is the origin of the word "unmeticulous"?
From un- + meticulous. 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