unmotivated
"unmotivated" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unmotivated” is uncommon English (frequency #51,477 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,477
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacking motivation, without impetus to strive or excel.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unmotivated · unmotivated · English
unmotivated · rank #51,477 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,477
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unsweetened
Nearest frequency peer: unsweetened (+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 “unmotivated”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- undid
undid
48,528 corpus weight
- unfocused
unfocused
48,527 corpus weight
- unimpeded
unimpeded
48,526 corpus weight
- unmotivated
unmotivated
48,524 corpus weight
- unsweetened
unsweetened
48,523 corpus weight
- Urals
Urals
48,522 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unmotivated” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unmotivated |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #51,477 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unmotivated” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unmotivated is uncommon English at frequency #51,477 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for unmotivated in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + motivated. The correct English form is unmotivated, spelled U-N-M-O-T-I-V-A-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Lacking motivation, without impetus to strive or excel.
- 2For which there is no motive, or no apparent rational motive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unmotivated appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonym: demotivated
an unmotivated student
Etymology
From un- + motivated.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).