# unbound vs unsound

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### unbound
*verb · IPA /ʌnˈbaʊnd/ · frequency rank #35,130*
simple past and past participle of unbind

### unsound
*adjective · IPA /ˌʌnˈsaʊnd/ · frequency rank #40,947*
Not sound

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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