unyieldly
"unyieldly" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unyieldly” 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) - Not yieldly; yielding little or nothing; unproductive; useless.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unyieldly · unyieldly · English
unyieldly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | unyieldly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unyieldly” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unyieldly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not yieldly; yielding little or nothing; unproductive; useless.".
unyieldly has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + yieldly. The correct English form is unyieldly, spelled U-N-Y-I-E-L-D-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Not yieldly; yielding little or nothing; unproductive; useless.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unyieldly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The stiff and unyieldly limb was of no use in Indian raids.
Over a million mom-and-pop stores in this unyieldly system use political power to slow the expansion of efficient, large-scale retail businesses. In many cases orders must be delivered by bicycles through back alleys too narrow for cars.
Etymology
From un- + yieldly.
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.
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