unprompted

adj

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

The verdict

“unprompted” is uncommon English (frequency #90,026 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,026
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not prompted; not urged or instigated; spontaneous.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unprompted · unprompted · English

unprompted · rank #90,026 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,026
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 23,789
  • PHOTO-FINISH unorganised

Nearest frequency peer: unorganised (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “unprompted”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “unprompted” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for unprompted
PropertyValue
Headwordunprompted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#90,026
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unprompted” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unprompted is uncommon English at frequency #90,026 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not prompted; not urged or instigated; spontaneous.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unprompted, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + prompted. The correct English form is unprompted, spelled U-N-P-R-O-M-P-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not prompted; not urged or instigated; spontaneous.

Etymology

From un- + prompted.

This word in other languages

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unprompted"?
"unprompted" is spelled U-N-P-R-O-M-P-T-E-D.
What does "unprompted" mean?
As an adjective, "unprompted" means: Not prompted; not urged or instigated; spontaneous.
What is the origin of the word "unprompted"?
From un- + prompted. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list