unnerving
/ˈʌnˈnɜːvɪŋ/
"unnerving" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unnerving” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,137. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,137
- frequency rank, English
- 23,789
- “U” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of unnerve
Corpus desk
Index EN-unnerving · unnerving · English
unnerving · rank #35,137 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #35,137
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,789
- PHOTO-FINISH unleashing
Nearest frequency peer: unleashing (-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 “unnerving”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- underpaid
underpaid
64,867 corpus weight
- uninvited
uninvited
64,866 corpus weight
- unleashing
unleashing
64,865 corpus weight
- unnerving
unnerving
64,864 corpus weight
- unpunished
unpunished
64,863 corpus weight
- unrecognized
unrecognized
64,862 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unnerving” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unnerving |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈʌnˈnɜːvɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #35,137 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unnerving” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around unnerving (IPA /ˈʌnˈnɜːvɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,137 among 23,789 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of unnerve".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for unnerving, with forms such as "nunerving", "unenrving", and "unerving". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is unnerving, spelled U-N-N-E-R-V-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1present participle and gerund of unnerve
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nunerving
- unenrving
- unerving
- unnerivng
- unnerrving
- unnervign
- unnervingg
- unnervinng
- unnervnig
- unnervving
- unnevring
- unnreving
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unnerving - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unnerving", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.