untrimmed

adj

"untrimmed" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“untrimmed” 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 trimmed; not made tidy by cutting.

Corpus desk

Index EN-untrimmed · untrimmed · English

untrimmed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for untrimmed
PropertyValue
Headworduntrimmed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “untrimmed” in English

untrimmedsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

untrimmed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

untrimmed has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + trimmed. The correct English form is untrimmed, spelled U-N-T-R-I-M-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not trimmed; not made tidy by cutting.
  2. 2
    Not adorned with trimmings.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how untrimmed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I'm so obsessed My heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest.
  2. The difference between the two classifications has always been intended to cover unblocked and untrimmed hat bodies, such as panamas, bangkoks, and leghorns, and other hats which are woven by the natives in South American and oriental countries where they are produced.

Etymology

From un- + trimmed.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "untrimmed"?
"untrimmed" is spelled U-N-T-R-I-M-M-E-D.
What does "untrimmed" mean?
As an adjective, "untrimmed" means: Not trimmed; not made tidy by cutting.
What is the origin of the word "untrimmed"?
From un- + trimmed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list