unsalted

adj

"unsalted" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unsalted” is uncommon English (frequency #52,074 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,074
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To which salt has not been added.

Key facts for unsalted
PropertyValue
Headwordunsalted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,074
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unsalted” 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). unsalted 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

unsalted is uncommon English at frequency #52,074 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 unsalted in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + salted. The correct English form is unsalted, spelled U-N-S-A-L-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    To which salt has not been added.
  2. 2
    Without a cryptographic salt.

Etymology

From un- + salted.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unsalted"?
"unsalted" is spelled U-N-S-A-L-T-E-D.
What does "unsalted" mean?
As an adjective, "unsalted" means: To which salt has not been added.
What is the origin of the word "unsalted"?
From un- + salted. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “unsalted”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is U-N-S-A-L-T-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