unwanted
/ʌnˈwɒntɪd/
"unwanted" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unwanted” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,978
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not wanted; unwelcome.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unwanted · unwanted · English
unwanted · rank #9,978 · 12 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,978
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH Uganda
Nearest frequency peer: Uganda (-2 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 “unwanted”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- trout
trout
90,027 corpus weight
- turnover
turnover
90,026 corpus weight
- Uganda
Uganda
90,025 corpus weight
- unwanted
unwanted
90,023 corpus weight
- Valentine's
Valentine's
90,021 corpus weight
- variant
variant
90,020 corpus weight
What this shows “unwanted” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unwanted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʌnˈwɒntɪd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #9,978 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unwanted”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around unwanted (IPA /ʌnˈwɒntɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,978 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not wanted; unwelcome.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for unwanted, with forms such as "nuwanted", "unawnted", and "unnwanted". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "unwashed", "undated", "unmanned", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + wanted. The correct English form is unwanted, spelled U-N-W-A-N-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Not wanted; unwelcome.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unwanted appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I rebuffed his unwanted advances.
Once finances are stabilised, getting Crossrail finished is Byford's most obvious task. Late and over budget, it is causing unwanted headlines and friction between the London Mayor and the Department for Transport that both sides would rather live without.
Etymology
From un- + wanted.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nuwanted
- unawnted
- unnwanted
- unwanetd
- unwannted
- unwantde
- unwantedd
- unwantted
- unwatned
- unwnated
- unwwanted
- uwnanted
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unwanted - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unwanted", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).