# unwanted

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌnˈwɒntɪd/ · frequency rank #9,978

## Definitions
1. Not wanted; unwelcome.

## Etymology
From un- + wanted.

## Easily confused with
- **unwashed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unwanted-vs-unwashed)
- **undated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undated-vs-unwanted)
- **unmanned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unmanned-vs-unwanted)
- **unranked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unranked-vs-unwanted)
- **undaunted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undaunted-vs-unwanted)

## Common misspellings (12)
`nuwanted`, `unawnted`, `unnwanted`, `unwanetd`, `unwannted`, `unwantde`, `unwantedd`, `unwantted`, `unwatned`, `unwnated`, `unwwanted`, `uwnanted`

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