unplugging

noun

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"unplugging" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unplugging” is uncommon English (frequency #65,598 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,598
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The removal of a plug.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unplugging · unplugging · English

unplugging · rank #65,598 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,598
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unlined

Nearest frequency peer: unlined (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “unplugging”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “unplugging” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unplugging
PropertyValue
Headwordunplugging
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,598
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unplugging” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “unlined” (#65,597), “unrecognised” (#65,599), “uninfected” (#65,596). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unplugging” is #65,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unplugging is uncommon English at frequency #65,598 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The removal of a plug.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unplugging, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is unplugging, spelled U-N-P-L-U-G-G-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The removal of a plug.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. To deprive a teenage girl of a phone is devastating. After a few “unpluggings,” a mere threat of it would get her immediate attention.

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 "unplugging"?
"unplugging" is spelled U-N-P-L-U-G-G-I-N-G.
What does "unplugging" mean?
As a noun, "unplugging" means: The removal of a plug.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

uninfected#65,596unsolvable#65,600unstressed#65,602twittering#65,588

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list