unveiling

noun

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

The verdict

“unveiling” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,970. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,970
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of unveiling or uncovering.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unveiling · unveiling · English

unveiling · rank #21,970 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,970
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unsettled

Nearest frequency peer: unsettled (-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 “unveiling”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “unveiling” 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
Key facts for unveiling
PropertyValue
Headwordunveiling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,970
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unveiling”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).unveilinglands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “unsettled” (#21,969), “unbroken” (#21,968), “versed” (#21,972). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unveiling” is #21,970. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around unveiling, anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,970 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for unveiling, with forms such as "nuveiling", "uneviling", and "unnveiling". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is unveiling, spelled U-N-V-E-I-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of unveiling or uncovering.
  2. 2
    A ceremony for the first public showing of something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Davis cites his "pride" several times during his discussion with RAIL, but his "career highlight" was the unveiling of the National Windrush monument on June 22 2022. […] "The fact we got the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to do the unveiling, with a significant speech by Prince William acknowledging Windruch, was quite a moment in history.

This word in other languages

descubrimiento(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuveiling
  • uneviling
  • unnveiling
  • unveiilng
  • unveilign
  • unveilingg
  • unveilinng
  • unveilling
  • unveilnig
  • unveliing
  • unvieling
  • unvveiling
  • uvneiling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unveiling - 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.

nuveiling2uneviling2unnveiling1unveiilng2unveilign2unveilingg1unveilinng1unveilling1
Edit distance from "unveiling"

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 "unveiling"?
"unveiling" is spelled U-N-V-E-I-L-I-N-G.
What does "unveiling" mean?
As a noun, "unveiling" means: The act of unveiling or uncovering.
What are common misspellings of "unveiling"?
Common misspellings include "nuveiling", "uneviling", "unnveiling", "unveiilng", "unveilign". The correct spelling is "unveiling".
What language does "unveiling" come from?
"unveiling" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unsettled#21,969Tomlinson#21,965Woodstock#21,981Tasmanian#21,956

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list