unquote
"unquote" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unquote” is uncommon English (frequency #77,309 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,309
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unquote · unquote · English
unquote · rank #77,309 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,309
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unlovable
Nearest frequency peer: unlovable (-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 “unquote”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unexciting
unexciting
22,695 corpus weight
- unlovable
unlovable
22,693 corpus weight
- unquote
unquote
22,692 corpus weight
- untalented
untalented
22,691 corpus weight
- unwelcoming
unwelcoming
22,689 corpus weight
- Uthman
Uthman
22,688 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unquote” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unquote |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #77,309 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unquote” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unquote is uncommon English at frequency #77,309 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.".
No misspelling variants are generated for unquote in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + quote; possibly an eggcorn of end quote. The correct English form is unquote, spelled U-N-Q-U-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unquote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Telegram for the Dover Boys, Messrs. Tom, Dick and Larry, care of Wayward Tavern, Upper Bottleneck, New York, sirs, quote, HEEEELP!, unquote, signed Dora. 35 cents collect.
And that's what we did, sat in the back of the patrol car and drove to the quote Scene of the Crime unquote.
Etymology
From un- + quote; possibly an eggcorn of end quote.
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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