# unsteady

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌnˈstɛdi/ · frequency rank #40,497

## Definitions
1. Not held firmly in position; physically unstable.
2. Lacking regularity or uniformity.
3. Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.

## Etymology
From un- + steady. Like steady, the word first appeared in English around 1530. The word is comparable to Old Frisian onstedich, Low German unstadig, etc.

## Common misspellings (12)
`nusteady`, `unnsteady`, `unsetady`, `unssteady`, `unstaedy`, `unsteaddy`, `unsteadyy`, `unsteayd`, `unsteday`, `unstteady`, `untseady`, `usnteady`

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