diff --git a/src/main/java/strman/Strman.java b/src/main/java/strman/Strman.java
index ba22b9c..7d68723 100644
--- a/src/main/java/strman/Strman.java
+++ b/src/main/java/strman/Strman.java
@@ -488,6 +488,18 @@ public abstract class Strman {
      * @param second The second String
      * @return true if first and second are not equal false otherwise
      */
+    public static boolean unequal(final String first, final String second) {
+        return !Objects.equals(first, second);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests if two Strings are inequal
+     *
+     * @param first  The first String
+     * @param second The second String
+     * @return true if first and second are not equal false otherwise
+     * @deprecated  use unequal instead
+     */
     public static boolean inequal(final String first, final String second) {
         return !Objects.equals(first, second);
     }
@@ -1043,7 +1055,7 @@ public abstract class Strman {
      * Decamelize String
      *
      * @param value The input String
-     * @param chr string to use
+     * @param chr   string to use
      * @return String decamelized.
      */
     public static String toDecamelize(final String value, final String chr) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/strman/StrmanTest.java b/src/test/java/strman/StrmanTest.java
index f7b1df9..f510324 100644
--- a/src/test/java/strman/StrmanTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/strman/StrmanTest.java
@@ -819,5 +819,12 @@ public class StrmanTest {
         Arrays.stream(fixture).forEach(el -> assertThat(String.format("toSnakeCase(%s) should be de_camelize", el), toSnakeCase(el), equalTo("de_camelize")));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void unequal_shouldTestInequalityOfStrings() throws Exception {
+        assertThat(unequal("a", "b"), equalTo(true));
+        assertThat(unequal("a", "a"), equalTo(false));
+        assertThat(unequal("0", "1"), equalTo(true));
+    }
+
 
 }
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