unemployment
/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
"unemployment" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unemployment” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,994 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,994
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of having no job; joblessness.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unemployment |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #4,994 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unemployment” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for unemployment is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,994 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for unemployment, with forms such as "nuemployment", "uenmployment", and "unemlpoyment". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + employment. The correct English form is unemployment, spelled U-N-E-M-P-L-O-Y-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1The state of having no job; joblessness.
- 2The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.
- 3The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.
- 4A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.
- 5An instance or period of joblessness.
Etymology
From un- + employment.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuemployment,uenmployment,unemlpoyment,unemmployment,unemplloyment,unemplomyent,unemployemnt,unemploymennt,unemploymentt,unemploymetn,unemploymment,unemploymnet,unemployyment,unemplyoment,unempolyment,unempployment,unepmloyment,unmeployment,unnemployment
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unemployment - 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.
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.
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Using “unemployment”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is U-N-E-M-P-L-O-Y-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.