unsourced
"unsourced" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unsourced” is uncommon English (frequency #79,161 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,161
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Presented without a source or reference.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unsourced · unsourced · English
unsourced · rank #79,161 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,161
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unmanaged
Nearest frequency peer: unmanaged (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unsourced”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- UNFCCC
UNFCCC
20,843 corpus weight
- UNFPA
UNFPA
20,842 corpus weight
- unmanaged
unmanaged
20,841 corpus weight
- unsourced
unsourced
20,840 corpus weight
- unsuspected
unsuspected
20,839 corpus weight
- upfield
upfield
20,838 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unsourced” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unsourced |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #79,161 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unsourced” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unsourced is uncommon English at frequency #79,161 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Presented without a source or reference.".
Zero misspellings are on record for unsourced in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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- + sourced. The correct English form is unsourced, spelled U-N-S-O-U-R-C-E-D.
Definition
- 1Presented without a source or reference.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unsourced appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The unsourced quote was useless as a dictionary citation since no one could tell if it had actually been printed.
Etymology
From un- + sourced.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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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.