# undue vs unduly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### undue
*adjective · IPA /ʌnˈdjuː/ · frequency rank #20,003*
Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.

### unduly
*adverb · IPA /ʌnˈdjuːli/ · frequency rank #29,875*
Undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted.

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