unorthodoxy

noun

"unorthodoxy" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unorthodoxy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox

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Index EN-unorthodoxy · unorthodoxy · English

unorthodoxy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unorthodoxy
PropertyValue
Headwordunorthodoxy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unorthodoxy” in English

unorthodoxyranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unorthodoxy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox".

No generated misspelling entries exist for unorthodoxy in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + orthodoxy. The correct English form is unorthodoxy, spelled U-N-O-R-T-H-O-D-O-X-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unorthodoxy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Where Ms. Rosler’s works exert a fervent but predictable didacticism, Ms. Wilding’s environment conveys an infectious unorthodoxy, a relief from the hierarchical rule of modernist aesthetics over previous decades.
  2. It was indeed Aubrey's principal hobby, and allowed him to air his unorthodoxies.

Etymology

From un- + orthodoxy.

Synonyms

heterodoxy [inexact?]heterodoxyunorthodoxy

Antonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unorthodoxy"?
"unorthodoxy" is spelled U-N-O-R-T-H-O-D-O-X-Y.
What does "unorthodoxy" mean?
As a noun, "unorthodoxy" means: Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox
What is the origin of the word "unorthodoxy"?
From un- + orthodoxy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list