unresponsive

adj

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

The verdict

“unresponsive” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,506
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not responsive; unreactive.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unresponsive · unresponsive · English

unresponsive · rank #29,506 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,506
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unkind

Nearest frequency peer: unkind (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “unresponsive”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “unresponsive” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unresponsive
PropertyValue
Headwordunresponsive
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#29,506
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unresponsive”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).unresponsivelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “unkind” (#29,505), “unscathed” (#29,507), “uninformed” (#29,504). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unresponsive” is #29,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around unresponsive, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,506 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for unresponsive, with forms such as "nuresponsive", "unersponsive", and "unnresponsive". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + responsive. The correct English form is unresponsive, spelled U-N-R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not responsive; unreactive.
  2. 2
    Indifferent or apathetic; emotionless.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Two women were found unresponsive in a car along with the likely culprit – four coolers of dry ice – Friday morning in Pierce County, Washington, CNN affiliate KOMO reports.

Etymology

From un- + responsive.

Synonyms

nonresponsive

Antonyms

responsive

This word in other languages

gleichgültig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuresponsive
  • unersponsive
  • unnresponsive
  • unrepsonsive
  • unresopnsive
  • unrespnosive
  • unresponisve
  • unresponnsive
  • unresponsiev
  • unresponsivve
  • unresponssive
  • unresponsvie
  • unresposnive
  • unrespponsive
  • unressponsive
  • unrresponsive
  • unrseponsive
  • urnesponsive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unresponsive - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nuresponsive2unersponsive2unnresponsive1unrepsonsive2unresopnsive2unrespnosive2unresponisve2unresponnsive1
Edit distance from "unresponsive"

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 "unresponsive"?
"unresponsive" is spelled U-N-R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-V-E.
What does "unresponsive" mean?
As an adjective, "unresponsive" means: Not responsive; unreactive.
What are common misspellings of "unresponsive"?
Common misspellings include "nuresponsive", "unersponsive", "unnresponsive", "unrepsonsive", "unresopnsive". The correct spelling is "unresponsive".
What is the origin of the word "unresponsive"?
From un- + responsive. 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 "unresponsive", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list