untasteful
"untasteful" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“untasteful” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not tasteful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-untasteful · untasteful · English
untasteful · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | untasteful |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “untasteful” in English
Rare enough to double-check
untasteful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not tasteful.".
No misspelling variants are generated for untasteful in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + tasteful. The correct English form is untasteful, spelled U-N-T-A-S-T-E-F-U-L.
Definition
- 1Not tasteful.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how untasteful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yes, it was one of the leathern ladies that awakened such an extraordinary interest in the boy; for on its feet were the red morocco boots, bound and tied with light blue ribbon--very untasteful was the contrast--which he had made out of gratitude for the kindness shown him on the day in which he dropped the shoes in the gutter.
Etymology
From un- + tasteful.
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.