# unfavorable vs unfavourable

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### unfavorable
*adjective · frequency rank #22,257*
US standard spelling of unfavourable.

### unfavourable
*adjective · frequency rank #37,751*
Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.

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