unease

/ʌnˈiːz/

//ʌnˈiːz// noun

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"unease" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unease” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,218
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trouble; misery; a feeling of disquiet or concern.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unease · unease · English

unease · rank #38,218 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,218
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH undiagnosed

Nearest frequency peer: undiagnosed (-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 “unease”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “unease” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unease vs unsafe
67% similar
unease vs uneasy
83% similar
unease vs unwise
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unease
PropertyValue
Headwordunease
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʌnˈiːz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,218
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unease”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).uneaselands here:

#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 “undiagnosed” (#38,217), “unrequited” (#38,220), “uptime” (#38,221). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unease” is #38,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around unease (IPA /ʌnˈiːz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,218 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Trouble; misery; a feeling of disquiet or concern.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for unease, with forms such as "nuease", "uenase", and "unaese". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "unsafe", "uneasy", "unwise", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unese, equivalent to un- + ease. Compare disease. The correct English form is unease, spelled U-N-E-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trouble; misery; a feeling of disquiet or concern.

Etymology

From Middle English unese, equivalent to un- + ease. Compare disease.

Synonyms

diseasedis-easeuneasiness

This word in other languages

inquietud(Español)malaise(Français)inquietude(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuease
  • uenase
  • unaese
  • uneaes
  • uneasse
  • unesae
  • unnease

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unease - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nuease2uenase2unaese2uneaes2uneasse1unesae2unnease1
Edit distance from "unease"

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 "unease"?
"unease" is spelled U-N-E-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ʌnˈiːz/.
What does "unease" mean?
As a noun, "unease" means: Trouble; misery; a feeling of disquiet or concern.
What words are commonly confused with "unease"?
"unease" is commonly confused with "unsafe", "uneasy", "unwise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unease"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unease" is /ʌnˈiːz/. 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 "unease"?
From Middle English unese, equivalent to un- + ease. Compare disease. 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 "unease", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

uptime#38,221urinal#38,222thicke#38,202Theron#38,201

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

vamos7 variantsvarna7 variantstabor7 variantswoohoo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list