# unfunded

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #40,493

## Definitions
1. Not funded; having received no funding.
2. Of a pension: paid out like a salary by the employer, without advance contributions from the employee.

## Etymology
From un- + funded.

## Easily confused with
- **unfolded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unfolded-vs-unfunded)
- **unfounded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unfounded-vs-unfunded)

## Common misspellings (12)
`nufunded`, `ufnunded`, `unffunded`, `unfnuded`, `unfudned`, `unfundde`, `unfundded`, `unfundedd`, `unfunedd`, `unfunnded`, `unnfunded`, `unufnded`

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