unsuited
"unsuited" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unsuited” is uncommon English (frequency #53,323 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,323
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not suited to a specific purpose.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unsuited · unsuited · English
unsuited · rank #53,323 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,323
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unstuck
Nearest frequency peer: unstuck (-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 “unsuited”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- UCSD
UCSD
46,683 corpus weight
- uncoordinat…
uncoordinated
46,682 corpus weight
- UNRWA
UNRWA
46,680 corpus weight
- unstuck
unstuck
46,679 corpus weight
- unsuited
unsuited
46,678 corpus weight
- vapid
vapid
46,677 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unsuited” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unsuited |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,323 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unsuited” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unsuited is uncommon English at frequency #53,323 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for unsuited in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + suited. The correct English form is unsuited, spelled U-N-S-U-I-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Not suited to a specific purpose.
- 2Not compatible; mismatched.
- 3Not wearing a suit.
- 4Not of the same suit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unsuited appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] we are convinced, from considerable experience and observation, that the class of diseases described by Sir James as unsuited to the climate of Pau, et vice versâ […]
It might have been a good thing if he had, unsuited as he was physically, but the mood passed easily under fraternal dissuadings and a feeling of duty toward his father.
Etymology
From un- + suited.
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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