unshaven
/ʌnˈʃeɪvən/
"unshaven" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unshaven” is uncommon English (frequency #66,377 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,377
- frequency rank, English
- 23,789
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unshaven |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʌnˈʃeɪvən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #66,377 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unshaven” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unshaven is uncommon English at frequency #66,377 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʌnˈʃeɪvən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for unshaven in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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 un- + shaven. The correct English form is unshaven, spelled U-N-S-H-A-V-E-N.
Definition
- 1Not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.
- 2Unkempt.
Etymology
From un- + shaven.
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.
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Using “unshaven”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is U-N-S-H-A-V-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.