unselfishly
"unselfishly" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unselfishly” is uncommon English (frequency #96,619 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,619
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an unselfish manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unselfishly · unselfishly · English
unselfishly · rank #96,619 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,619
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unobservable
Nearest frequency peer: unobservable (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “unselfishly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unkindly
unkindly
3,385 corpus weight
- unobservable
unobservable
3,383 corpus weight
- unselfishly
unselfishly
3,382 corpus weight
- unsexy
unsexy
3,381 corpus weight
- unsheathed
unsheathed
3,380 corpus weight
- upcycling
upcycling
3,379 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unselfishly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unselfishly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #96,619 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unselfishly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unselfishly is uncommon English at frequency #96,619 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an unselfish manner.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unselfishly, 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- + selfish + -ly. The correct English form is unselfishly, spelled U-N-S-E-L-F-I-S-H-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an unselfish manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unselfishly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The brutal insouciance of her fellow immortals — whether her sharp-tongued mother, Perse; or chilly Hermes; or righteous Athena enraged — proves increasingly alien to this thoughtful and compassionate woman who learns to love unselfishly.
Etymology
From un- + selfish + -ly.
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.
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