unpersuade
"unpersuade" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unpersuade” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - To persuade (someone) against a formerly adopted course of action; to dissuade.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unpersuade · unpersuade · English
unpersuade · 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 | unpersuade |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unpersuade” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unpersuade is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To persuade (someone) against a formerly adopted course of action; to dissuade.".
Zero misspellings are on record for unpersuade in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + persuade. The correct English form is unpersuade, spelled U-N-P-E-R-S-U-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1To persuade (someone) against a formerly adopted course of action; to dissuade.
Etymology
From un- + persuade.
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.