unwillingness

noun

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"unwillingness" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unwillingness” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,248. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,248
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The property of being unwilling.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unwillingness · unwillingness · English

unwillingness · rank #25,248 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,248
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unwarranted

Nearest frequency peer: unwarranted (-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 “unwillingness”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “unwillingness” 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 unwillingness
PropertyValue
Headwordunwillingness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#25,248
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unwillingness”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).unwillingnesslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “unwarranted” (#25,247), “untouchable” (#25,246), “vetting” (#25,250). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unwillingness” is #25,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around unwillingness, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,248 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The property of being unwilling.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for unwillingness, with forms such as "nuwillingness", "uniwllingness", and "unnwillingness". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From unwilling + -ness. The correct English form is unwillingness, spelled U-N-W-I-L-L-I-N-G-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The property of being unwilling.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In the second extract, the teacher formulated Anna's resistance as reported by Tonie as a prewillingness rather than unwillingness. She constructed Anna's prewillingness as founded in her precompetence, rather than incompetence.

Etymology

From unwilling + -ness.

This word in other languages

mala gana(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuwillingness
  • uniwllingness
  • unnwillingness
  • unwililngness
  • unwilingness
  • unwillignness
  • unwillingenss
  • unwillinggness
  • unwillingnes
  • unwillingnness
  • unwillingnses
  • unwillinngess
  • unwillinngness
  • unwillnigness
  • unwlilingness
  • unwwillingness
  • uwnillingness

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unwillingness - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nuwillingness2uniwllingness2unnwillingness1unwililngness2unwilingness1unwillignness2unwillingenss2unwillinggness1
Edit distance from "unwillingness"

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 "unwillingness"?
"unwillingness" is spelled U-N-W-I-L-L-I-N-G-N-E-S-S.
What does "unwillingness" mean?
As a noun, "unwillingness" means: The property of being unwilling.
What are common misspellings of "unwillingness"?
Common misspellings include "nuwillingness", "uniwllingness", "unnwillingness", "unwililngness", "unwilingness". The correct spelling is "unwillingness".
What is the origin of the word "unwillingness"?
From unwilling + -ness. 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 "unwillingness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

refurbishment#25,184condescending#25,327participatory#25,166craftsmanship#25,337

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

untouchable17 variantsunderstated17 variantsobjectivity17 variantsunspeakable17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list