unfairness

/ʌnˈfɛənəs/

//ʌnˈfɛənəs// noun

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"unfairness" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unfairness” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,804. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,804
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being unfair; lack of justice.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unfairness · unfairness · English

unfairness · rank #36,804 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,804
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH unwieldy

Nearest frequency peer: unwieldy (+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 “unfairness”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “unfairness” 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
Key facts for unfairness
PropertyValue
Headwordunfairness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʌnˈfɛənəs/
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,804
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unfairness”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).unfairnesslands 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 “unwieldy” (#36,805), “underserved” (#36,802), “urinate” (#36,806). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unfairness” is #36,804. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around unfairness (IPA /ʌnˈfɛənəs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,804 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for unfairness, with forms such as "nufairness", "ufnairness", and "unafirness". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From unfair + -ness. The correct English form is unfairness, spelled U-N-F-A-I-R-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being unfair; lack of justice.
  2. 2
    An unjust act or situation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unfairness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The reason why fairness in taxation matters is institutionalized unfairness rots society from the inside, and the social order and economy eventually collapse.
  2. That this woman was Chip's little sister, Denise—i.e., was the only attractive young woman on the planet whom he was neither permitted nor inclined to feast his eyes on and imagine having sex with—seemed to him just the latest unfairness in a long morning of unfairnesses.

Etymology

From unfair + -ness.

This word in other languages

injusticia(Español)injustice(Français)Ungerechtigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nufairness
  • ufnairness
  • unafirness
  • unfainress
  • unfairenss
  • unfairnes
  • unfairnness
  • unfairnses
  • unfairrness
  • unfariness
  • unffairness
  • unfiarness
  • unnfairness

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unfairness - 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.

nufairness2ufnairness2unafirness2unfainress2unfairenss2unfairnes1unfairnness1unfairnses2
Edit distance from "unfairness"

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 "unfairness"?
"unfairness" is spelled U-N-F-A-I-R-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ʌnˈfɛənəs/.
What does "unfairness" mean?
As a noun, "unfairness" means: The state of being unfair; lack of justice.
What are common misspellings of "unfairness"?
Common misspellings include "nufairness", "ufnairness", "unafirness", "unfainress", "unfairenss". The correct spelling is "unfairness".
How do you pronounce "unfairness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unfairness" is /ʌnˈfɛənəs/. 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 "unfairness"?
From unfair + -ness. 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 "unfairness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list