# unfairly

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #18,212

## Definitions
1. In a manner that is unfair.

## Etymology
From unfair + -ly or un- + fairly.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`nufairly`, `ufnairly`, `unafirly`, `unfailry`, `unfairlly`, `unfairlyy`, `unfairrly`, `unfairyl`, `unfarily`, `unffairly`, `unfiarly`, `unnfairly`

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