unwound
/ʌnˈwaʊnd/
"unwound" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unwound” is uncommon English (frequency #67,135 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,135
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of unwind
Corpus desk
Index EN-unwound · unwound · English
unwound · rank #67,135 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,135
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unspeakably
Nearest frequency peer: unspeakably (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unwound”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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unprincipled
32,870 corpus weight
- unrepresent…
unrepresented
32,869 corpus weight
- unspeakably
unspeakably
32,867 corpus weight
- unwound
unwound
32,866 corpus weight
- usin
usin
32,863 corpus weight
- vampiric
vampiric
32,862 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unwound” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unwound |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ʌnˈwaʊnd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #67,135 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unwound” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unwound is uncommon English at frequency #67,135 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ʌnˈwaʊnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of unwind".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unwound, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. The correct English form is unwound, spelled U-N-W-O-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1simple past and past participle of unwind
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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