# unofficial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/ · frequency rank #11,993

## Definitions
1. Not officially established.
2. Not officially established.
3. Not acting with official authority.
4. Not listed in a national pharmacopeia etc.

## Etymology
From un- + official.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`nuofficial`, `unfoficial`, `unnofficial`, `unoffciial`, `unofficail`, `unofficcial`, `unofficiall`, `unofficila`, `unoffiical`, `unoficial`, `unofifcial`, `uonfficial`

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