unmissable
"unmissable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unmissable” is uncommon English (frequency #64,803 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,803
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not to be missed; thoroughly worth seeing or experiencing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unmissable · unmissable · English
unmissable · rank #64,803 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,803
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unrealistical…
Nearest frequency peer: unrealistically (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “unmissable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unemployable
unemployable
35,202 corpus weight
- unencrypted
unencrypted
35,201 corpus weight
- unmissable
unmissable
35,198 corpus weight
- unrealistic…
unrealistically
35,197 corpus weight
- untroubled
untroubled
35,196 corpus weight
- unwary
unwary
35,195 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unmissable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unmissable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #64,803 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unmissable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unmissable is uncommon English at frequency #64,803 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for unmissable in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + missable. The correct English form is unmissable, spelled U-N-M-I-S-S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Not to be missed; thoroughly worth seeing or experiencing.
- 2Impossible to miss.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unmissable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Kenwyne Jones and John Carew, the big Norway international on loan from Aston Villa, Pennant enjoyed the benefit of a pair of almost unmissable targets, and the former Liverpool man's cultured delivery from the right flank frequently made life uncomfortable for Ben Foster in the Birmingham goal.
Etymology
From un- + missable.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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