unworldly
"unworldly" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unworldly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exceeding what is typically found in the world; exceptional, transcendent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unworldly · unworldly · English
unworldly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unworldly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unworldly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unworldly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unworldly, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + worldly. The correct English form is unworldly, spelled U-N-W-O-R-L-D-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Exceeding what is typically found in the world; exceptional, transcendent.
- 2Characterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded.
- 3Not belonging to this world; celestial.
- 4Lacking sophistication.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unworldly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
‘But a good wife—a good unworldly woman—may really help a man, and keep him more independent.’
I am an aspiring theological writer-artist, Alien Christian Mystic, unworldly, contemplative.
Etymology
From un- + worldly.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.