unsevered

adj

"unsevered" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-unsevered · unsevered · English

unsevered · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unsevered
PropertyValue
Headwordunsevered
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unsevered” in English

unseveredranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unsevered is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not severed.".

Zero misspellings are on record for unsevered in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unsevered, equivalent to un- + severed. The correct English form is unsevered, spelled U-N-S-E-V-E-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not severed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It is delightful to see early intimacies thus enduring through all the accidents of life, local attachments unsevered by time, and the old age and childhood of man bound together by these natural charities.

Etymology

From Middle English unsevered, equivalent to un- + severed.

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 "unsevered"?
"unsevered" is spelled U-N-S-E-V-E-R-E-D.
What does "unsevered" mean?
As an adjective, "unsevered" means: Not severed.
What is the origin of the word "unsevered"?
From Middle English unsevered, equivalent to un- + severed. 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