# unclean

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌnˈkliːn/ · frequency rank #27,012

## Definitions
1. Dirty, soiled or foul.
2. Not moral or chaste.
3. Ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit.

## Etymology
From Middle English unclene, from Old English unclǣne, equivalent to un- + clean.

## Easily confused with
- **unclear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unclean-vs-unclear)
- **uncle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uncle-vs-unclean)

## Common misspellings (10)
`nuclean`, `ucnlean`, `uncclean`, `uncelan`, `unclaen`, `uncleann`, `unclena`, `uncllean`, `unlcean`, `unnclean`

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