# unhinged

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌnˈhɪndʒd/ · frequency rank #28,412

## Definitions
1. Mentally ill or unstable; deranged; insane.

## Etymology
From unhinge + -ed.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`nuhinged`, `uhninged`, `unhhinged`, `unhigned`, `unhinegd`, `unhingde`, `unhingedd`, `unhingged`, `unhinnged`, `unhniged`, `unihnged`, `unnhinged`

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