unjustified

adj

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"unjustified" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unjustified” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,071. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,071
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unjustified · unjustified · English

unjustified · rank #28,071 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,071
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH uniformity

Nearest frequency peer: uniformity (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “unjustified”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unjustified
PropertyValue
Headwordunjustified
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,071
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unjustified”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).unjustifiedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “uniformity” (#28,070), “unregistered” (#28,072), “undetected” (#28,069). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unjustified” is #28,071. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around unjustified, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,071 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for unjustified, with forms such as "nujustified", "ujnustified", and "unjjustified". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + justified. The correct English form is unjustified, spelled U-N-J-U-S-T-I-F-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted.
  2. 2
    Not justified (of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonym: unjustifiable
  2. the unjustified killing of an innocent

Etymology

From un- + justified.

This word in other languages

injustificado(Español)injustifié(Français)unbegründet(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nujustified
  • ujnustified
  • unjjustified
  • unjsutified
  • unjusitfied
  • unjusstified
  • unjustfiied
  • unjustifeid
  • unjustiffied
  • unjustifide
  • unjustifiedd
  • unjustiifed
  • unjusttified
  • unjutsified
  • unnjustified
  • unujstified

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unjustified - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nujustified2ujnustified2unjjustified1unjsutified2unjusitfied2unjusstified1unjustfiied2unjustifeid2
Edit distance from "unjustified"

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 "unjustified"?
"unjustified" is spelled U-N-J-U-S-T-I-F-I-E-D.
What does "unjustified" mean?
As an adjective, "unjustified" means: Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted.
What are common misspellings of "unjustified"?
Common misspellings include "nujustified", "ujnustified", "unjjustified", "unjsutified", "unjusitfied". The correct spelling is "unjustified".
What is the origin of the word "unjustified"?
From un- + justified. 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 "unjustified", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unsubscribe#28,073unconfirmed#28,068sufficiency#28,039remediation#27,990

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list