unsparing
"unsparing" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unsparing” is uncommon English (frequency #87,948 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,948
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Without sparing; liberal; profuse; thorough.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unsparing · unsparing · English
unsparing · rank #87,948 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,948
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unsentimental
Nearest frequency peer: unsentimental (-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 “unsparing”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unflinching…
unflinchingly
12,057 corpus weight
- unordered
unordered
12,055 corpus weight
- unsentiment…
unsentimental
12,054 corpus weight
- unsparing
unsparing
12,053 corpus weight
- unsupportive
unsupportive
12,052 corpus weight
- unzipping
unzipping
12,051 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unsparing” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unsparing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,948 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unsparing” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unsparing is uncommon English at frequency #87,948 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unsparing, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + sparing. The correct English form is unsparing, spelled U-N-S-P-A-R-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Without sparing; liberal; profuse; thorough.
- 2Pulling no punches; brutal as opposed to politic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unsparing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Only when one has seen a Control Office at first-hand does one realise the vast amount of unsparing but largely unsung work that is behind the eventual publication, perhaps, of a paragraph in this journal's "Motive Power Miscellany" recording the appearance, within hours of the complete blockage of a main line, of many of its trains, passenger and freight…
[Giovanni's Room] is clearly written out of interior torment, and is an unsparing account of a man fighting against himself. It is certainly not a pleasant book, and David, the narrator, is not "nice" […] but even in its negative ending, it makes a strong statement in favor of self knowledge and accepting one's sexuality.
Etymology
From un- + sparing.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).