# unwilling vs unwinding

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### unwilling
*adjective · IPA /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,314*
Not willing; reluctant

### unwinding
*adjective · frequency rank #46,245*
Not winding or meandering; straight, direct.

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