# unemployed

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ · frequency rank #8,372

## Definitions
1. Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
2. Having no use, not doing work

## Etymology
From un- + employed.

## Easily confused with
- **unexplored** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unemployed-vs-unexplored)

## Common misspellings (15)
`nuemployed`, `uenmployed`, `unemlpoyed`, `unemmployed`, `unemplloyed`, `unemploeyd`, `unemployde`, `unemployedd`, `unemployyed`, `unemplyoed`, `unempolyed`, `unempployed`, `unepmloyed`, `unmeployed`, `unnemployed`

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