unseasonable

adj

"unseasonable" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not in accordance with the season.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unseasonable · unseasonable · English

unseasonable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unseasonable
PropertyValue
Headwordunseasonable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unseasonable” in English

unseasonablesits 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

unseasonable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unseasonable, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unseasonable, unsesonable, equivalent to un- + seasonable. The correct English form is unseasonable, spelled U-N-S-E-A-S-O-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not in accordance with the season.
  2. 2
    Not at the right or fitting time.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unseasonable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The snow in April was unseasonable.
  2. There is a mania in every class to be mistaken for what it is not. Many things innocent, nay, even graceful in themselves, become injurious and awkward by unseasonable imitation.

Etymology

From Middle English unseasonable, unsesonable, equivalent to un- + seasonable.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "unseasonable"?
"unseasonable" is spelled U-N-S-E-A-S-O-N-A-B-L-E.
What does "unseasonable" mean?
As an adjective, "unseasonable" means: Not in accordance with the season.
What is the origin of the word "unseasonable"?
From Middle English unseasonable, unsesonable, equivalent to un- + seasonable. 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