unpalatable

Name: unpalatable, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“unpalatable” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,695. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,695
frequency rank, English: 1,433
“U” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unpleasant to the taste.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unpalatable · unpalatable · English

unpalatable · rank #49,695 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #49,695
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 1,433
PHOTO-FINISH unoriginal

Nearest frequency peer: unoriginal (-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.

undeterred

50,309
unhappily

50,308
unoriginal

50,307
unpalatable

50,306
unwillingly

50,305
unwrap

50,304

What this shows “unpalatable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unpalatable vs unplayable

82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unpalatable
Property	Value
Headword	unpalatable
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#49,695
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unpalatable”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).unpalatablelands here:

#49,695

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “unoriginal” (#49,694), “unwillingly” (#49,696), “unhappily” (#49,693). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unpalatable” is #49,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around unpalatable, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,695 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for unpalatable, with forms such as "nupalatable", "unaplatable", and "unnpalatable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "unplayable", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + palatable. The correct English form is unpalatable, spelled U-N-P-A-L-A-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

1
Unpleasant to the taste.
2
Unpleasant or disagreeable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

In one corner of the room there was a huge hearth, over which hung a stock-pot, with a not altogether unpalatable odour of hot soup emanating therefrom.
She did not mean to pamper herself any longer, to go without food because her surroundings made it unpalatable.

Etymology

From un- + palatable.

Synonyms

distastefulill-flavoreduneatable unpalatable unsavory unstomachable yucky

Antonyms

delicious insipid

This word in other languages

desagradable(Español)dégoutant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nupalatable
unaplatable
unnpalatable
unpaaltable
unpalaatble
unpalatabble
unpalatabel
unpalatablle
unpalatalbe
unpalatbale
unpalatible
unpalattable
unpallatable
unpaltaable
unplaatable
unppalatable
upnalatable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unpalatable - 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.

Edit distance from "unpalatable"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unpalatable"?

"unpalatable" is spelled U-N-P-A-L-A-T-A-B-L-E.

What does "unpalatable" mean?

As an adjective, "unpalatable" means: Unpleasant to the taste.

What words are commonly confused with "unpalatable"?

"unpalatable" is commonly confused with "unplayable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "unpalatable"?

From un- + palatable. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unpalatable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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