# unfair

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌnˈfɛə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #5,465

## Definitions
1. Not fair.
2. Not fair.
3. Not fair.
4. Not fair.

## Etymology
From Middle English unfair (“unattractive, unseemly”), from Old English unfæġer (“ugly”), equivalent to un- + fair.

## Easily confused with
- **unfit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unfair-vs-unfit)
- **unpaid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unfair-vs-unpaid)
- **unsaid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unfair-vs-unsaid)
- **unfairly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unfair-vs-unfairly)

## Common misspellings (8)
`nufair`, `ufnair`, `unafir`, `unfairr`, `unfari`, `unffair`, `unfiar`, `unnfair`

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