unsociable

adj

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"unsociable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unsociable” is uncommon English (frequency #81,941 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,941
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - not desiring the company of others

Corpus desk

Index EN-unsociable · unsociable · English

unsociable · rank #81,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,941
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unmoving

Nearest frequency peer: unmoving (-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 “unsociable”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unsociable
PropertyValue
Headwordunsociable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unsociable” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).unsociablefalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “unmoving” (#81,940), “UNU” (#81,942), “unlikeable” (#81,939). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unsociable” is #81,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unsociable is uncommon English at frequency #81,941 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

unsociable has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + sociable. The correct English form is unsociable, spelled U-N-S-O-C-I-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    not desiring the company of others
  2. 2
    not congenial or compatible
  3. 3
    unfriendly

Etymology

From un- + sociable.

Antonyms

sociable

This word in other languages

huraño(Español)

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 "unsociable"?
"unsociable" is spelled U-N-S-O-C-I-A-B-L-E.
What does "unsociable" mean?
As an adjective, "unsociable" means: not desiring the company of others
What is the origin of the word "unsociable"?
From un- + sociable. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unsociable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unlikeable#81,939unbleached#81,937vermicelli#81,954vocalizing#81,964

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list