unjustified
adjective, verb
unjustified is spelled U-N-J-U-S-T-I-F-I-E-D: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unjustified means “Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unjustified?
| Letters | 11: U-N-J-U-S-T-I-F-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unjustified?
Unjustified appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce unjustified?
Unjustified has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of unjustified
- more unjustified comparative
- most unjustified superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unjustified mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted.
Near-synonym: unjustifiable
- 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)
unjustified text in a wordprocessor
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unjustify
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unjustified in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unwarranted:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | injustifié |
| German | unbegründet, ungerechtfertigt |
| Spanish | injustificado, sin justificación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does unjustified come from?
From un- + justified.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).