unsold

adj

"unsold" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unsold” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,899
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not sold

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unsold vs uphold
67% similar
unsold vs untold
83% similar
unsold vs unsound
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unsold
PropertyValue
Headwordunsold
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,899
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unsold” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unsold lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around unsold, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,899 among 23,789 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not sold".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for unsold, with forms such as "nusold", "unnsold", and "unosld". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "uphold", "untold", "unsound", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + sold. The correct English form is unsold, spelled U-N-S-O-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not sold

Etymology

From un- + sold.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nusold,unnsold,unosld,unslod,unsodl,unsoldd,unsolld,unssold,usnold

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unsold - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nusold2unnsold1unosld2unslod2unsodl2unsoldd1unsolld1unssold1
Edit distance from "unsold"

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 "unsold"?
"unsold" is spelled U-N-S-O-L-D.
What does "unsold" mean?
As an adjective, "unsold" means: Not sold
What words are commonly confused with "unsold"?
"unsold" is commonly confused with "uphold", "untold", "unsound". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "unsold"?
From un- + sold. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “unsold”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-N-S-O-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “uphold” - see the side-by-side comparison. unsold vs uphold
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list