unpleasant

Name: unpleasant, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/

//ʌnˈplɛzn̩t// adj

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

The verdict

“unpleasant” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,684. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,684
frequency rank, English: 1,433
“U” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not pleasant.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unpleasant · unpleasant · English

unpleasant · rank #9,684 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,684
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 1,433
PHOTO-FINISH twentieth

Nearest frequency peer: twentieth (-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.

trusts

90,320
tutorial

90,319
twentieth

90,318
unpleasant

90,317
unrelated

90,316
USSR

90,315

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

Key facts for unpleasant
Property	Value
Headword	unpleasant
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#9,684
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unpleasant”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).unpleasantlands here:

#9,684

#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 “twentieth” (#9,683), “unrelated” (#9,685), “tutorial” (#9,682). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unpleasant” is #9,684. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around unpleasant (IPA /ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,684 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not pleasant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for unpleasant, with forms such as "nupleasant", "unlpeasant", and "unnpleasant". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unplesaunt, equivalent to un- + pleasant. The correct English form is unpleasant, spelled U-N-P-L-E-A-S-A-N-T.

Definition

1
Not pleasant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

O sweet Portia, / Here are a few of the unpleasant’st words / That ever blotted paper!
It was indeed one admirable piece of Conduct in the said Magistrates, that the Streets were kept constantly clear, and free from all manner of frightful Objects, dead Bodies, or any such things as were indecent or unpleasant, unless where any Body fell down suddenly or died in the Streets […]

Etymology

From Middle English unplesaunt, equivalent to un- + pleasant.

Synonyms

Antonyms

pleasant

This word in other languages

desagradable(Español)déplaisant(Français)unangenehm(Deutsch)desagradável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nupleasant
unlpeasant
unnpleasant
unpelasant
unplaesant
unpleaasnt
unpleasannt
unpleasantt
unpleasatn
unpleasnat
unpleassant
unplesaant
unplleasant
unppleasant
upnleasant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unpleasant - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "unpleasant"

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 "unpleasant"?

"unpleasant" is spelled U-N-P-L-E-A-S-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/.

What does "unpleasant" mean?

As an adjective, "unpleasant" means: Not pleasant.

What are common misspellings of "unpleasant"?

Common misspellings include "nupleasant", "unlpeasant", "unnpleasant", "unpelasant", "unplaesant". The correct spelling is "unpleasant".

How do you pronounce "unpleasant"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unpleasant" is /ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "unpleasant"?

From Middle English unplesaunt, equivalent to un- + pleasant. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Same letter count

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