unuseful
/ʌnˈjuːsfəl/
"unuseful" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unuseful” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not useful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unuseful · unuseful · English
unuseful · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | unuseful |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʌnˈjuːsfəl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unuseful” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unuseful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʌnˈjuːsfəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not useful.".
Zero misspellings are on record for unuseful in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + useful. The correct English form is unuseful, spelled U-N-U-S-E-F-U-L.
Definition
- 1Not useful.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unuseful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
in regard of the situation of this strong Fortresse, they did neither feare them nor hurt them, being upon the point of a faire promontory, environed on the one side within halfe a mile with an un-usefull mountaine, and on the other side with a faire Plaine […]
If it is deemed to be unuseful, attempt to terminate the action or reverse the impact as much as possible. If it is a useful action compliment yourself and smile inwardly.
Etymology
From un- + useful.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.