unmindful

adj

"unmindful" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacking awareness; oblivious.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unmindful · unmindful · English

unmindful · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unmindful
PropertyValue
Headwordunmindful
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unmindful” in English

unmindfulfalls 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

unmindful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for unmindful in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. 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 Middle English unmyndefull; equivalent to un- + mindful. The correct English form is unmindful, spelled U-N-M-I-N-D-F-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lacking awareness; oblivious.
  2. 2
    Failing to remember, recognize, or pay attention to something; heedless of.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It agrees that redundant services should not be continued but is not unmindful of the fact that too much retrenchment of rail services now may ultimately prove detrimental to the economy of the country.
  2. unmindful of his promise

Etymology

From Middle English unmyndefull; equivalent to un- + mindful.

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 "unmindful"?
"unmindful" is spelled U-N-M-I-N-D-F-U-L.
What does "unmindful" mean?
As an adjective, "unmindful" means: Lacking awareness; oblivious.
What is the origin of the word "unmindful"?
From Middle English unmyndefull; equivalent to un- + mindful. 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