unordered
"unordered" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unordered” is uncommon English (frequency #87,946 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,946
- frequency rank, English
- 23,789
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not having been ordered.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unordered · unordered · English
unordered · rank #87,946 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,946
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,789
- PHOTO-FINISH unsentimental
Nearest frequency peer: unsentimental (+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 “unordered”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- unflappable
unflappable
12,058 corpus weight
- unflinching…
unflinchingly
12,057 corpus weight
- unordered
unordered
12,055 corpus weight
- unsentiment…
unsentimental
12,054 corpus weight
- unsparing
unsparing
12,053 corpus weight
- unsupportive
unsupportive
12,052 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unordered” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unordered |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,946 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unordered” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unordered is uncommon English at frequency #87,946 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for unordered in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + ordered. The correct English form is unordered, spelled U-N-O-R-D-E-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1Not having been ordered.
- 2Not in any sorted order.
Etymology
From un- + ordered.
This word in other languages
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 "unordered", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.