unsaturated

Name: unsaturated, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“unsaturated” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,451. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,451
frequency rank, English: 23,789
“U” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unsaturated · unsaturated · English

unsaturated · rank #41,451 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #41,451
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-DENSE 23,789
PHOTO-FINISH unread

Nearest frequency peer: unread (-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.

unenforceab…

58,553
uninhabitab…

58,552
unread

58,551
unsaturated

58,550
unsurpassed

58,549
Vadim

58,547

What this shows Bars show where “unsaturated” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for unsaturated
Property	Value
Headword	unsaturated
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#41,451
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unsaturated” 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). unsaturated lands here:

#41,451

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around unsaturated, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,451 among 23,789 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for unsaturated, with forms such as "nusaturated", "unasturated", and "unnsaturated". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. 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- + saturated. The correct English form is unsaturated, spelled U-N-S-A-T-U-R-A-T-E-D.

Definition

1
Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.
2
Of a compound containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond, especially of an organic compound having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms.
3
Not chromatically pure; diluted.

Etymology

From un- + saturated.

This word in other languages

insaturado(Español)insaturé(Français)ungesättigt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nusaturated
unasturated
unnsaturated
unsatruated
unsatturated
unsatuarted
unsaturaetd
unsaturatde
unsaturatedd
unsaturatted
unsaturrated
unsaturtaed
unsautrated
unssaturated
unstaurated
usnaturated

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unsaturated - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "unsaturated"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unsaturated"?

"unsaturated" is spelled U-N-S-A-T-U-R-A-T-E-D.

What does "unsaturated" mean?

As an adjective, "unsaturated" means: Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.

What are common misspellings of "unsaturated"?

Common misspellings include "nusaturated", "unasturated", "unnsaturated", "unsatruated", "unsatturated". The correct spelling is "unsaturated".

What is the origin of the word "unsaturated"?

From un- + saturated. 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 "unsaturated", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unsurpassed#41,452 accumulator#41,493 tantalizing#41,408 synchronize#41,406

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

subsidence16 variants smothering16 variants Shoreditch16 variants Chesterton16 variants

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.