unabridged
adjective, noun
unabridged is spelled U-N-A-B-R-I-D-G-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unabridged means “Of a book or document, not abridged, shortened, expurgated or condensed; complete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unabridged?
| Letters | 10: U-N-A-B-R-I-D-G-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unabridged?
Unabridged appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce unabridged?
Unabridged has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of unabridged
- unabridgeds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unabridged mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a book or document, not abridged, shortened, expurgated or condensed; complete.
an unabridged dictionary
noun
- 1
An unabridged publication, especially a reference work.
- 2
Ellipsis of unabridged dictionary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate unabridged?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of unabridged: unabr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unabridged in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not abridged:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ungekürzt, vollständig |
| Portuguese | integral |
| Spanish | íntegro, non compendiado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does unabridged come from?
From un- + abridged.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).