# unfair vs unfairly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### unfair
*adjective · IPA /ʌnˈfɛə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #5,465*
Not fair.

### unfairly
*adverb · frequency rank #18,212*
In a manner that is unfair.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unfair-vs-unfairly