unbiased

adj

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"unbiased" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unbiased” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,979. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,979
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not biased.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unbiased · unbiased · English

unbiased · rank #18,979 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,979
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH ultraviolet

Nearest frequency peer: ultraviolet (-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 “unbiased”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “unbiased” 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 unbiased
PropertyValue
Headwordunbiased
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,979
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unbiased”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “ultraviolet” (#18,978), “unc” (#18,980), “turquoise” (#18,977). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unbiased” is #18,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around unbiased, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,979 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for unbiased, with forms such as "nubiased", "ubniased", and "unbaised". 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 close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + biased. The correct English form is unbiased, spelled U-N-B-I-A-S-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not biased.
  2. 2
    Impartial or without bias or prejudice.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A self-proclaimed source of mediation and unbiased ratings of millions of businesses across the country, the BBB receives the majority of its revenue from membership fees paid by hundreds of thousands of companies.
  2. The methodology, which we have named the Aural-Oral Transect (AOT), is a systematic, easy-to-implement, unbiased way of collecting quantitative data on spoken language use in multilingual settings.

Etymology

From un- + biased.

This word in other languages

ecuánime(Español)unvoreingenommen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nubiased
  • ubniased
  • unbaised
  • unbbiased
  • unbiaesd
  • unbiasde
  • unbiasedd
  • unbiassed
  • unbisaed
  • unibased
  • unnbiased

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unbiased - 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.

nubiased2ubniased2unbaised2unbbiased1unbiaesd2unbiasde2unbiasedd1unbiassed1
Edit distance from "unbiased"

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 "unbiased"?
"unbiased" is spelled U-N-B-I-A-S-E-D.
What does "unbiased" mean?
As an adjective, "unbiased" means: Not biased.
What are common misspellings of "unbiased"?
Common misspellings include "nubiased", "ubniased", "unbaised", "unbbiased", "unbiaesd". The correct spelling is "unbiased".
What is the origin of the word "unbiased"?
From un- + biased. 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 "unbiased", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list