unmix

verb

"unmix" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To separate the components of (a mixture).

Corpus desk

Index EN-unmix · unmix · English

unmix · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unmix
PropertyValue
Headwordunmix
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unmix” in English

unmixsits 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

unmix is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To separate the components of (a mixture).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for unmix in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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- + mix. The correct English form is unmix, spelled U-N-M-I-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    To separate the components of (a mixture).

Etymology

From un- + mix.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "unmix"?
"unmix" is spelled U-N-M-I-X.
What does "unmix" mean?
As a verb, "unmix" means: To separate the components of (a mixture).
What is the origin of the word "unmix"?
From un- + mix. 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