undeserving

Name: undeserving, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/

//ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“undeserving” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,143. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,143
frequency rank, English: 1,433
“U” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Considered unworthy of reward.

Corpus desk

Index EN-undeserving · undeserving · English

undeserving · rank #45,143 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #45,143
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 1,433
PHOTO-FINISH underwriter

Nearest frequency peer: underwriter (-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.

unabridged

54,861
unbearably

54,860
underwriter

54,859
undeserving

54,858
unfunny

54,857
unkempt

54,856

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

Key facts for undeserving
Property	Value
Headword	undeserving
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#45,143
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “undeserving”

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

#45,143

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “underwriter” (#45,142), “unfunny” (#45,144), “unbearably” (#45,141). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “undeserving” is #45,143. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around undeserving (IPA /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,143 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Considered unworthy of reward.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for undeserving, with forms such as "nudeserving", "udneserving", and "unddeserving". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + deserving. The correct English form is undeserving, spelled U-N-D-E-S-E-R-V-I-N-G.

Definition

1
Considered unworthy of reward.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

the undeserving poor
I'm one of the undeserving poor: thats what I am. […] If theres anything going, and I put in for a bit of it, it's always the same story: "You're undeserving; so you cant have it." But my needs is as great as the most deserving widow's that ever got money out of six different charities in one week for the death of the same husband. I dont need less than a…

Etymology

From un- + deserving.

This word in other languages

inmerecido(Español)unwürdig(Deutsch)indigno(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nudeserving
udneserving
unddeserving
undeesrving
undeserivng
undeserrving
undeservign
undeservingg
undeservinng
undeservnig
undeservving
undesevring
undesreving
undesserving
undseerving
unedserving
unndeserving

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "undeserving"

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 "undeserving"?

"undeserving" is spelled U-N-D-E-S-E-R-V-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/.

What does "undeserving" mean?

As an adjective, "undeserving" means: Considered unworthy of reward.

What are common misspellings of "undeserving"?

Common misspellings include "nudeserving", "udneserving", "unddeserving", "undeesrving", "undeserivng". The correct spelling is "undeserving".

How do you pronounce "undeserving"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "undeserving" is /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "undeserving"?

From un- + deserving. 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 "undeserving", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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