untutored
"untutored" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“untutored” 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) - untrained, not taught or educated in a field of knowledge
Corpus desk
Index EN-untutored · untutored · English
untutored · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | untutored |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “untutored” in English
Rare enough to double-check
untutored is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "untrained, not taught or educated in a field of knowledge".
No generated misspelling entries exist for untutored in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + tutored. The correct English form is untutored, spelled U-N-T-U-T-O-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1untrained, not taught or educated in a field of knowledge
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how untutored appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
To my untutored eye all the trees looked alike.
The eye wandered from object to object, and rested upon none; neither the “Grotesques” of the Greek painters, nor the sculptures of the best Italian days, nor the huge carvings of untutored Egypt.
Etymology
From un- + tutored.
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.