unruffled
"unruffled" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unruffled” is uncommon English (frequency #86,895 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,895
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not ruffled or tousled.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unruffled · unruffled · English
unruffled · rank #86,895 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,895
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unromantic
Nearest frequency peer: unromantic (-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 “unruffled”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- underperfor…
underperformance
13,110 corpus weight
- unromantic
unromantic
13,107 corpus weight
- unruffled
unruffled
13,106 corpus weight
- unsubsidized
unsubsidized
13,104 corpus weight
- untrusted
untrusted
13,103 corpus weight
- unverifiable
unverifiable
13,102 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unruffled” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unruffled |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #86,895 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unruffled” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unruffled is uncommon English at frequency #86,895 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for unruffled in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + ruffled. The correct English form is unruffled, spelled U-N-R-U-F-F-L-E-D.
Definition
- 1Not ruffled or tousled.
- 2Calm, not ruffled, serene, at peace, unbothered.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unruffled appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
unruffled hair
Mr. Altman, calm and unruffled, tried several times to draw a distinction between A.I. and social media.
Etymology
From un- + ruffled.
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.
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