unafraid
/ʌnəˈfɹeɪd/
"unafraid" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unafraid” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #41,444 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #41,444
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not afraid.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unafraid |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʌnəˈfɹeɪd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #41,444 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unafraid” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for unafraid is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʌnəˈfɹeɪd/. Corpus data places it at rank #41,444 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Not afraid.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for unafraid, with forms such as "nuafraid", "uanfraid", and "unafarid". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + afraid. The correct English form is unafraid, spelled U-N-A-F-R-A-I-D.
Definition
- 1Not afraid.
Etymology
From un- + afraid.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuafraid,uanfraid,unafarid,unaffraid,unafradi,unafraidd,unafriad,unafrraid,unarfaid,unfaraid,unnafraid
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unafraid - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “unafraid”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is U-N-A-F-R-A-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʌnəˈfɹeɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.