untruthful
"untruthful" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“untruthful” is uncommon English (frequency #68,728 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,728
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not giving the truth; providing untrue facts; lying.
Corpus desk
Index EN-untruthful · untruthful · English
untruthful · rank #68,728 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,728
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unsavoury
Nearest frequency peer: unsavoury (-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 “untruthful”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unpredictab…
unpredictably
31,276 corpus weight
- unrepresent…
unrepresentative
31,275 corpus weight
- unsavoury
unsavoury
31,274 corpus weight
- untruthful
untruthful
31,273 corpus weight
- USCIS
USCIS
31,270 corpus weight
- vali
vali
31,269 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “untruthful” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | untruthful |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #68,728 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “untruthful” in English
Rare enough to double-check
untruthful is uncommon English at frequency #68,728 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for untruthful in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + truthful. Compare Middle English untreuthfull, untrowþeful, wntreuthtfull (“unbelieving, infidel”). The correct English form is untruthful, spelled U-N-T-R-U-T-H-F-U-L.
Definition
- 1Not giving the truth; providing untrue facts; lying.
- 2Pertaining to falsehood; corrupt; dishonest.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how untruthful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cousin, good night; / And whatsoe’er be told of me henceforth, / A most untruthful annalist were he, / Who said I did not love my cousin Anna.
Upon principle it is his aim to exhibit integrity of dealing, honest and godly sincerity to all men; if he fail, it must be in degree, it cannot be in kind; for a false and untruthful mind can never rightly know God; the more we know of him, the more upright and ingenuous, and liberal, and kind, and humane, and generous, must be our conduct to man.
Etymology
From un- + truthful. Compare Middle English untreuthfull, untrowþeful, wntreuthtfull (“unbelieving, infidel”).
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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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