unjustifiable

adj

"unjustifiable" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unjustifiable” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #47,396 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#47,396
frequency rank, English
13
letters
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - That cannot be justified, excused or pardoned.

Key facts for unjustifiable
PropertyValue
Headwordunjustifiable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#47,396
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unjustifiable” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unjustifiable lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for unjustifiable is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #47,396 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "That cannot be justified, excused or pardoned.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for unjustifiable, with forms such as "nujustifiable", "ujnustifiable", and "unjjustifiable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + justifiable. The correct English form is unjustifiable, spelled U-N-J-U-S-T-I-F-I-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    That cannot be justified, excused or pardoned.

Etymology

From un- + justifiable.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nujustifiable,ujnustifiable,unjjustifiable,unjsutifiable,unjusitfiable,unjusstifiable,unjustfiiable,unjustifaible,unjustiffiable,unjustifiabble,unjustifiabel,unjustifiablle,unjustifialbe,unjustifibale,unjustifiible,unjustiifable,unjusttifiable,unjutsifiable,unnjustifiable,unujstifiable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nujustifiable2ujnustifiable2unjjustifiable1unjsutifiable2unjusitfiable2unjusstifiable1unjustfiiable2unjustifaible2
Edit distance from "unjustifiable"

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 "unjustifiable"?
"unjustifiable" is spelled U-N-J-U-S-T-I-F-I-A-B-L-E.
What does "unjustifiable" mean?
As an adjective, "unjustifiable" means: That cannot be justified, excused or pardoned.
What are common misspellings of "unjustifiable"?
Common misspellings include "nujustifiable", "ujnustifiable", "unjjustifiable", "unjsutifiable", "unjusitfiable". The correct spelling is "unjustifiable".
What is the origin of the word "unjustifiable"?
From un- + justifiable. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “unjustifiable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-N-J-U-S-T-I-F-I-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list