unsalaried

adj

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

The verdict

“unsalaried” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Without a salary.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unsalaried · unsalaried · English

unsalaried · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unsalaried
PropertyValue
Headwordunsalaried
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unsalaried” in English

unsalariedsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unsalaried is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Without a salary.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unsalaried, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + salaried. The correct English form is unsalaried, spelled U-N-S-A-L-A-R-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Without a salary.

Etymology

From un- + salaried.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unsalaried"?
"unsalaried" is spelled U-N-S-A-L-A-R-I-E-D.
What does "unsalaried" mean?
As an adjective, "unsalaried" means: Without a salary.
What is the origin of the word "unsalaried"?
From un- + salaried. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list