unfinished

Name: unfinished, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/

//ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“unfinished” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,958. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,958
frequency rank, English: 1,433
“U” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not finished.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unfinished · unfinished · English

unfinished · rank #10,958 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #10,958
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 1,433
PHOTO-FINISH undertaking

Nearest frequency peer: undertaking (-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.

UC

89,046
unarmed

89,045
undertaking

89,044
unfinished

89,043
unhealthy

89,042
unlawful

89,041

What this shows “unfinished” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unfinished vs unpunished

80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unfinished
Property	Value
Headword	unfinished
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#10,958
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unfinished”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).unfinishedlands here:

#10,958

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “undertaking” (#10,957), “unhealthy” (#10,959), “unarmed” (#10,956). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unfinished” is #10,958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around unfinished (IPA /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,958 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for unfinished, with forms such as "nufinished", "ufninished", and "unffinished". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "unpunished", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + finished. The correct English form is unfinished, spelled U-N-F-I-N-I-S-H-E-D.

Definition

1
Not finished.
2
Not finished.
3
Not finished.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

unfinished business
unfinished creation

Etymology

From un- + finished.

This word in other languages

inacabado(Español)inachevé(Français)unvollendet(Deutsch)inacabado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nufinished
ufninished
unffinished
unfiinshed
unfinihsed
unfinisehd
unfinishde
unfinishedd
unfinishhed
unfinisshed
unfinnished
unfinsihed
unfniished
unifnished
unnfinished

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "unfinished"

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 "unfinished"?

"unfinished" is spelled U-N-F-I-N-I-S-H-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/.

What does "unfinished" mean?

As an adjective, "unfinished" means: Not finished.

What words are commonly confused with "unfinished"?

"unfinished" is commonly confused with "unpunished". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "unfinished"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unfinished" is /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/. 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 "unfinished"?

From un- + finished. 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 "unfinished", 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 (15 here; floor ≥5).

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