unsportsmanlike
"unsportsmanlike" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unsportsmanlike” is uncommon English (frequency #55,168 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,168
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unsportsmanlike · unsportsmanlike · English
unsportsmanlike · rank #55,168 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,168
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unrefined
Nearest frequency peer: unrefined (-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 “unsportsmanlike”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- uncapped
uncapped
44,836 corpus weight
- unfollow
unfollow
44,835 corpus weight
- unrefined
unrefined
44,834 corpus weight
- unsportsman…
unsportsmanlike
44,833 corpus weight
- uppercase
uppercase
44,832 corpus weight
- uprooting
uprooting
44,831 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unsportsmanlike” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unsportsmanlike |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #55,168 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unsportsmanlike” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unsportsmanlike is uncommon English at frequency #55,168 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unsportsmanlike, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + sportsmanlike. The correct English form is unsportsmanlike, spelled U-N-S-P-O-R-T-S-M-A-N-L-I-K-E.
Definition
- 1Violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unsportsmanlike appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The ATP rulebook defines unsportsmanlike conduct as “any misconduct by a player that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the success of a tournament, ATP and/or the sport” and carries a fine of up to $20,000.
Etymology
From un- + sportsmanlike.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).