unpowered
"unpowered" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unpowered” is uncommon English (frequency #93,285 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,285
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacking in power, especially electrical power.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unpowered · unpowered · English
unpowered · rank #93,285 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,285
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unsecure
Nearest frequency peer: unsecure (+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 “unpowered”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unfulfilling
unfulfilling
6,721 corpus weight
- unpowered
unpowered
6,716 corpus weight
- unsecure
unsecure
6,715 corpus weight
- urbano
urbano
6,713 corpus weight
- valu
valu
6,712 corpus weight
- vario
vario
6,711 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unpowered” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unpowered |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #93,285 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unpowered” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unpowered is uncommon English at frequency #93,285 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
unpowered has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + powered. The correct English form is unpowered, spelled U-N-P-O-W-E-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1Lacking in power, especially electrical power.
- 2Not using or requiring power, especially artificial power.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unpowered appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
an unpowered boat; an unpowered glider
The unpowered steering on the early model tandem steer British-built Fodens was almost unbelievable at times.
Etymology
From un- + powered.
Antonyms
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.
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