unprofitable

Name: unprofitable, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩/

//ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“unprofitable” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,639. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,639
frequency rank, English: 1,433
“U” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not making a profit.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unprofitable · unprofitable · English

unprofitable · rank #32,639 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #32,639
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-MID 1,433
PHOTO-FINISH ungodly

Nearest frequency peer: ungodly (-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.

uneventful

67,365
unfathomable

67,364
ungodly

67,363
unprofitable

67,362
unreported

67,361
unsung

67,360

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

Key facts for unprofitable
Property	Value
Headword	unprofitable
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#32,639
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unprofitable”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).unprofitablelands here:

#32,639

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “ungodly” (#32,638), “unreported” (#32,640), “unfathomable” (#32,637). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unprofitable” is #32,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around unprofitable (IPA /ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,639 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not making a profit.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for unprofitable, with forms such as "nuprofitable", "unnprofitable", and "unporfitable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + profitable. The correct English form is unprofitable, spelled U-N-P-R-O-F-I-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

1
Not making a profit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable.
The undermediators are not required, have nothing properly to do, no peculiar duty to perform; but are an unprofitable or inutile set of beings sitting down and looking at each other through want of other occupation.

Etymology

From un- + profitable.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nuprofitable
unnprofitable
unporfitable
unpprofitable
unprfoitable
unproffitable
unprofiatble
unprofitabble
unprofitabel
unprofitablle
unprofitalbe
unprofitbale
unprofitible
unprofittable
unproftiable
unproiftable
unprrofitable
unrpofitable
upnrofitable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unprofitable - 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.

Edit distance from "unprofitable"

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 "unprofitable"?

"unprofitable" is spelled U-N-P-R-O-F-I-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩/.

What does "unprofitable" mean?

As an adjective, "unprofitable" means: Not making a profit.

What are common misspellings of "unprofitable"?

Common misspellings include "nuprofitable", "unnprofitable", "unporfitable", "unpprofitable", "unprfoitable". The correct spelling is "unprofitable".

How do you pronounce "unprofitable"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unprofitable" is /ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "unprofitable"?

From un- + profitable. 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 "unprofitable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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