unzip
"unzip" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unzip” is uncommon English (frequency #50,302 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,302
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To open something using a zipper.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unzip · unzip · English
unzip · rank #50,302 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,302
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unwrapped
Nearest frequency peer: unwrapped (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “unzip”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unscripted
unscripted
49,702 corpus weight
- Unser
Unser
49,701 corpus weight
- unwrapped
unwrapped
49,700 corpus weight
- unzip
unzip
49,699 corpus weight
- Upham
Upham
49,698 corpus weight
- Vallarta
Vallarta
49,697 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unzip” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unzip |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,302 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unzip” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unzip is uncommon English at frequency #50,302 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unzip, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + zip. The correct English form is unzip, spelled U-N-Z-I-P.
Definition
- 1To open something using a zipper.
- 2To come open by means of a zipper.
- 3To restore (compressed data) to its original form, from a zip file.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unzip appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He turned back and started unzipping a bag.
Etymology
From un- + zip.
Antonyms
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); 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).