# unkind

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌnˈkaɪnd/ · frequency rank #29,505

## Definitions
1. Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
2. Not kind; contrary to nature or type; unnatural.
3. Having no race or kindred; childless.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English unkynde; equivalent to un- + kind.

## Easily confused with
- **Unwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unkind-vs-unwin)
- **unwind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unkind-vs-unwind)
- **untied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unkind-vs-untied)

## Common misspellings (9)
`nukind`, `uknind`, `uniknd`, `unkidn`, `unkindd`, `unkinnd`, `unkkind`, `unknid`, `unnkind`

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