unpity

noun

"unpity" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The lack or absence of pity; pitilessness; ruthlessness.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unpity · unpity · English

unpity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unpity
PropertyValue
Headwordunpity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unpity” in English

unpityranks 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

unpity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The lack or absence of pity; pitilessness; ruthlessness.".

Zero misspellings are on record for unpity in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- (“lack or absence of”) + pity. The correct English form is unpity, spelled U-N-P-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The lack or absence of pity; pitilessness; ruthlessness.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Destroy, with entire unpity, raze to the ground, those detestable houses where you billet the progeny of the libertinage of the poor, appalling cloacas, wherefrom there every day spews forth into society a swarm of new-made creatures […]

Etymology

From un- (“lack or absence of”) + pity.

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 "unpity"?
"unpity" is spelled U-N-P-I-T-Y.
What does "unpity" mean?
As a noun, "unpity" means: The lack or absence of pity; pitilessness; ruthlessness.
What is the origin of the word "unpity"?
From un- (“lack or absence of”) + pity. 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