unveiled

verb

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"unveiled" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unveiled” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,306. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,306
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of unveil

Corpus desk

Index EN-unveiled · unveiled · English

unveiled · rank #10,306 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #10,306
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unusually

Nearest frequency peer: unusually (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “unveiled”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “unveiled” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unveiled vs unveil
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unveiled
PropertyValue
Headwordunveiled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,306
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unveiled”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).unveiledlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “unusually” (#10,305), “username” (#10,307), “unlocked” (#10,304). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unveiled” is #10,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around unveiled, averb. Corpus frequency is #10,306 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of unveil".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for unveiled, with forms such as "nuveiled", "uneviled", and "unnveiled". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "unveil", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unveiled, vnueylyd, equivalent to un- + veil + -ed. The correct English form is unveiled, spelled U-N-V-E-I-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unveil

Etymology

From Middle English unveiled, vnueylyd, equivalent to un- + veil + -ed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuveiled
  • uneviled
  • unnveiled
  • unveield
  • unveilde
  • unveiledd
  • unveilled
  • unvelied
  • unvieled
  • unvveiled
  • uvneiled

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unveiled - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nuveiled2uneviled2unnveiled1unveield2unveilde2unveiledd1unveilled1unvelied2
Edit distance from "unveiled"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unveiled"?
"unveiled" is spelled U-N-V-E-I-L-E-D.
What does "unveiled" mean?
As a verb, "unveiled" means: simple past and past participle of unveil
What words are commonly confused with "unveiled"?
"unveiled" is commonly confused with "unveil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "unveiled"?
From Middle English unveiled, vnueylyd, equivalent to un- + veil + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unveiled", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

username#10,307unlocked#10,304summoned#10,287stubborn#10,286

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

unusually11 variantsWebster11 variantstackles11 variantsstripes11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list