# unforgiving

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #31,021

## Definitions
1. Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy.
2. Having no allowance for weakness.

## Etymology
From un- + forgiving.

## Common misspellings (17)
`nuforgiving`, `ufnorgiving`, `unfforgiving`, `unfogriving`, `unforggiving`, `unforgiivng`, `unforgivign`, `unforgivingg`, `unforgivinng`, `unforgivnig`, `unforgivving`, `unforgviing`, `unforigving`, `unforrgiving`, `unfrogiving`, `unnforgiving`, `unofrgiving`

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