unquestioned

adj

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"unquestioned" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unquestioned” is uncommon English (frequency #50,876 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,876
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not subjected to an interrogation

Key facts for unquestioned
PropertyValue
Headwordunquestioned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,876
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unquestioned” 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). unquestioned lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

unquestioned is uncommon English at frequency #50,876 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for unquestioned in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + questioned. The correct English form is unquestioned, spelled U-N-Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not subjected to an interrogation
  2. 2
    Accepted without question; indisputable

Etymology

From un- + questioned.

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 "unquestioned"?
"unquestioned" is spelled U-N-Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-E-D.
What does "unquestioned" mean?
As an adjective, "unquestioned" means: Not subjected to an interrogation
What is the origin of the word "unquestioned"?
From un- + questioned. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “unquestioned”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-N-Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list