unsentimental

adj

"unsentimental" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unsentimental” is uncommon English (frequency #87,947 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,947
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not sentimental.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unsentimental · unsentimental · English

unsentimental · rank #87,947 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,947
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unordered

Nearest frequency peer: unordered (-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 “unsentimental”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “unsentimental” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unsentimental
PropertyValue
Headwordunsentimental
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#87,947
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unsentimental” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).unsentimentalfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “unordered” (#87,946), “unsparing” (#87,948), “unsupportive” (#87,949). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unsentimental” is #87,947. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unsentimental is uncommon English at frequency #87,947 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not sentimental.".

unsentimental doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. 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- + sentimental. The correct English form is unsentimental, spelled U-N-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not sentimental.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The traditional British signal is on its way out. Unsentimental officials will doubtless decree colour-lights from Kings Cross to Waverley, and from Paddington to Penzance, with upper quadrants on minor branches.
  2. But my favorite line of the sequence, and possibly the entire episode, is Homer asking his deeply irritated elderly neighbor, “Trying to run out the clock in Florida, eh?” That’s such a brutally funny, boldly unsentimental and coldly true bit of dialogue.

Etymology

From un- + sentimental.

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 "unsentimental"?
"unsentimental" is spelled U-N-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L.
What does "unsentimental" mean?
As an adjective, "unsentimental" means: Not sentimental.
What is the origin of the word "unsentimental"?
From un- + sentimental. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list