# ungodly vs unholy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ungodly
*adjective · IPA /ʌnˈɡɒdli/ · frequency rank #32,638*
Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings.

### unholy
*adjective · IPA /ʌnˈhəʊli/ · frequency rank #26,645*
Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.

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