unsettled
"unsettled" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unsettled” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #21,969 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #21,969
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Disturbed, upset.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unsettled |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #21,969 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unsettled” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for unsettled is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #21,969 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for unsettled, with forms such as "nusettled", "unesttled", and "unnsettled". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is unsettled, spelled U-N-S-E-T-T-L-E-D.
Definition
- 1Disturbed, upset.
- 2Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
- 3Not populated, having no settlers or other inhabitants.
- 4Unpaid.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nusettled,unesttled,unnsettled,unsetled,unsetlted,unsetteld,unsettlde,unsettledd,unsettlled,unssettled,unstetled,usnettled
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unsettled - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “unsettled”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is U-N-S-E-T-T-L-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.