# undue

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌnˈdjuː/ · frequency rank #20,003

## Definitions
1. Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
2. Which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.
3. Not owing or payable.

## Etymology
From un- + due.

## Easily confused with
- **Urdu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undue-vs-urdu)
- **unite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undue-vs-unite)
- **unsee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undue-vs-unsee)
- **unique** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undue-vs-unique)
- **unsure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undue-vs-unsure)
- **untrue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undue-vs-untrue)
- **unduly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undue-vs-unduly)
- **und** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-undue)
- **undo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undo-vs-undue)
- **under** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/under-vs-undue)
- **uncle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uncle-vs-undue)
- **uncut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uncut-vs-undue)
- **undone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undone-vs-undue)
- **undies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undies-vs-undue)

## Common misspellings (6)
`nudue`, `udnue`, `unddue`, `undeu`, `unndue`, `unude`

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