unmolested
"unmolested" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unmolested” is uncommon English (frequency #62,597 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,597
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not bothered, disturbed, or attacked.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unmolested · unmolested · English
unmolested · rank #62,597 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,597
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unironically
Nearest frequency peer: unironically (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unmolested”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- uninvolved
uninvolved
37,406 corpus weight
- unironically
unironically
37,405 corpus weight
- unmolested
unmolested
37,404 corpus weight
- unsanctioned
unsanctioned
37,403 corpus weight
- unthinking
unthinking
37,402 corpus weight
- vainly
vainly
37,401 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unmolested” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unmolested |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #62,597 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unmolested” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unmolested is uncommon English at frequency #62,597 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not bothered, disturbed, or attacked.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unmolested, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + molested. The correct English form is unmolested, spelled U-N-M-O-L-E-S-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Not bothered, disturbed, or attacked.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unmolested appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Again she felt a return of that utter despondency which had fallen upon her after Guido's death: but then she could indulge in it unmolested, and that was something of relief: now she was forced into exertion...
The expected stand was not made by the Americans at Mr. Harrison's, for the British passed through his place unmolested and unmolesting. The destruction of the ship was, probably, the main object of the expedition.
Etymology
From un- + molested.
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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