unobedient
"unobedient" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unobedient” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disobedient.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unobedient · unobedient · English
unobedient · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unobedient |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unobedient” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unobedient is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Disobedient.".
Zero misspellings are on record for unobedient 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unobedient. Equivalent to un- + obedient. The correct English form is unobedient, spelled U-N-O-B-E-D-I-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Disobedient.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unobedient appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For although they were worthy of any puniſhment: yit had I leuer they might haue flooriſhed in welfare and ſafetie: which had come to paſſe, if they had not bin vtterlye vnobedient too all good counſel.
Pepin, not unobedient to the Popes call, passing into Italy, frees him out of danger, […]
Etymology
From Middle English unobedient. Equivalent to un- + obedient.
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.