unadulterated
adjective
unadulterated is spelled U-N-A-D-U-L-T-E-R-A-T-E-D: 13 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unadulterated means “Pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unadulterated?
| Letters | 13: U-N-A-D-U-L-T-E-R-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 unadulterated?
Unadulterated appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 unadulterated?
- US
Unadulterated has 6 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-unadulterated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does unadulterated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything.
- 2
Utter or out-and-out, especially in the phrase unadulterated truth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unadulterated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unverfälscht , durch und durch, vollkommen, total |
| Spanish | inadulterado, no adulterado, sin adulteración, sin adulterar |
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 unadulterated come from?
From un- + adulterated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).