unscrewed
"unscrewed" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unscrewed” is uncommon English (frequency #82,888 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,888
- frequency rank, English
- 23,789
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not having been screwed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unscrewed · unscrewed · English
unscrewed · rank #82,888 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,888
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,789
- PHOTO-FINISH unpromising
Nearest frequency peer: unpromising (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unscrewed”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- unfurling
unfurling
17,118 corpus weight
- unpardonable
unpardonable
17,115 corpus weight
- unpromising
unpromising
17,114 corpus weight
- unscrewed
unscrewed
17,113 corpus weight
- unspectacul…
unspectacular
17,112 corpus weight
- USAR
USAR
17,109 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unscrewed” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unscrewed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #82,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unscrewed” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unscrewed is uncommon English at frequency #82,888 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not having been screwed.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unscrewed, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is unscrewed, spelled U-N-S-C-R-E-W-E-D.
Definition
- 1Not having been screwed.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency 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.