# unpaid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌnˈpeɪd/ · frequency rank #10,788

## Definitions
1. Not paid for.
2. Of work: done without agreed payment, usually voluntarily.

## Etymology
From un- + paid.

## Easily confused with
- **USAID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unpaid-vs-usaid)
- **unsaid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unpaid-vs-unsaid)
- **unfair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unfair-vs-unpaid)
- **unpack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unpack-vs-unpaid)

## Common misspellings (8)
`nupaid`, `unapid`, `unnpaid`, `unpadi`, `unpaidd`, `unpiad`, `unppaid`, `upnaid`

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