unsympathetic

adj

"unsympathetic" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unsympathetic” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,450. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,450
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not sympathetic; ill-disposed

Key facts for unsympathetic
PropertyValue
Headwordunsympathetic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#43,450
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unsympathetic” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unsympathetic lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around unsympathetic, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,450 among 23,789 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not sympathetic; ill-disposed".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for unsympathetic, with forms such as "nusympathetic", "unnsympathetic", and "unsmypathetic". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + sympathetic. The correct English form is unsympathetic, spelled U-N-S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not sympathetic; ill-disposed

Etymology

From un- + sympathetic.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nusympathetic
  • unnsympathetic
  • unsmypathetic
  • unssympathetic
  • unsymapthetic
  • unsymmpathetic
  • unsympahtetic
  • unsympatehtic
  • unsympatheitc
  • unsympathetci
  • unsympatheticc
  • unsympathettic
  • unsympathhetic
  • unsympathteic
  • unsympatthetic
  • unsymppathetic
  • unsymptahetic
  • unsypmathetic
  • unsyympathetic
  • unysmpathetic
  • usnympathetic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unsympathetic - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nusympathetic2unnsympathetic1unsmypathetic2unssympathetic1unsymapthetic2unsymmpathetic1unsympahtetic2unsympatehtic2
Edit distance from "unsympathetic"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unsympathetic"?
"unsympathetic" is spelled U-N-S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C.
What does "unsympathetic" mean?
As an adjective, "unsympathetic" means: Not sympathetic; ill-disposed
What are common misspellings of "unsympathetic"?
Common misspellings include "nusympathetic", "unnsympathetic", "unsmypathetic", "unssympathetic", "unsymapthetic". The correct spelling is "unsympathetic".
What is the origin of the word "unsympathetic"?
From un- + sympathetic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “unsympathetic”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-N-S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list