# unread

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʌn.ɹɛd/ · frequency rank #41,450

## Definitions
1. Not having been read.
2. Not having read; uneducated.

## Etymology
From un- + read.

## Easily confused with
- **urea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unread-vs-urea)
- **unrest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unread-vs-unrest)
- **unreal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unread-vs-unreal)
- **unseat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unread-vs-unseat)
- **undead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undead-vs-unread)
- **unload** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unload-vs-unread)
- **unheard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unheard-vs-unread)

## Common misspellings (8)
`nuread`, `unerad`, `unnread`, `unraed`, `unreadd`, `unreda`, `unrread`, `urnead`

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