unwelcome
"unwelcome" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unwelcome” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #24,349 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #24,349
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not welcome.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unwelcome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #24,349 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unwelcome” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for unwelcome is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #24,349 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Not welcome.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for unwelcome, with forms such as "nuwelcome", "unewlcome", and "unnwelcome". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unwelcome, unwelcum; equivalent to un- + welcome. The correct English form is unwelcome, spelled U-N-W-E-L-C-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Not welcome.
Etymology
From Middle English unwelcome, unwelcum; equivalent to un- + welcome.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuwelcome,unewlcome,unnwelcome,unweclome,unwelccome,unwelcmoe,unwelcoem,unwelcomme,unwellcome,unwelocme,unwlecome,unwwelcome,uwnelcome
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unwelcome - 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.
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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Using “unwelcome”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is U-N-W-E-L-C-O-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.