unbalanced

adj

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"unbalanced" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unbalanced” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,256. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,256
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - not balanced, without equilibrium

Corpus desk

Index EN-unbalanced · unbalanced · English

unbalanced · rank #22,256 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,256
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unfavorable

Nearest frequency peer: unfavorable (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “unbalanced”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “unbalanced” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unbalanced
PropertyValue
Headwordunbalanced
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,256
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unbalanced”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).unbalancedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “unfavorable” (#22,257), “trot” (#22,254), “unintentionally” (#22,258). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unbalanced” is #22,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around unbalanced, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,256 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for unbalanced, with forms such as "nubalanced", "ubnalanced", and "unablanced". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + balanced. The correct English form is unbalanced, spelled U-N-B-A-L-A-N-C-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    not balanced, without equilibrium
  2. 2
    irrational or mentally deranged
  3. 3
    expressing support for a certain point of view; biased
  4. 4
    not adjusted such that debit and credit correspond
  5. 5
    of an expression having different numbers of left and right parentheses
  6. 6
    an offensive line with more players on one side of the center than on the other

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how unbalanced appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. unbalanced reporting

Etymology

From un- + balanced.

This word in other languages

desequilibrado(Español)unausgeglichen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nubalanced
  • ubnalanced
  • unablanced
  • unbaalnced
  • unbalacned
  • unbalancced
  • unbalancde
  • unbalancedd
  • unbalanecd
  • unbalannced
  • unballanced
  • unbalnaced
  • unbbalanced
  • unblaanced
  • unnbalanced

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unbalanced - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nubalanced2ubnalanced2unablanced2unbaalnced2unbalacned2unbalancced1unbalancde2unbalancedd1
Edit distance from "unbalanced"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unbalanced"?
"unbalanced" is spelled U-N-B-A-L-A-N-C-E-D.
What does "unbalanced" mean?
As an adjective, "unbalanced" means: not balanced, without equilibrium
What are common misspellings of "unbalanced"?
Common misspellings include "nubalanced", "ubnalanced", "unablanced", "unbaalnced", "unbalacned". The correct spelling is "unbalanced".
What is the origin of the word "unbalanced"?
From un- + balanced. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unbalanced", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list