unstained
"unstained" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unstained” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not dyed or discolored; not marred by any stains, marks, or spotting.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unstained · unstained · English
unstained · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unstained |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unstained” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unstained is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unstained, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + stained. The correct English form is unstained, spelled U-N-S-T-A-I-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Not dyed or discolored; not marred by any stains, marks, or spotting.
- 2Pure, pristine, clean, immaculate, unadulterated.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unstained appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The unstained hardwood floor was pale, but the finish soaked in and made the room seem dark.
The water shone pacifically; the sky, without a speck, was a benign immensity of unstained light; the very mist on the Essex marshes was like a gauzy and radiant fabric, hung from the wooded rises inland, and draping the low shores in diaphanous folds.
Etymology
From un- + stained.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.