# unfair vs unpaid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### unpaid
*adjective · IPA /ʌnˈpeɪd/ · frequency rank #10,788*
Not paid for.

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