unaffected
/ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd/adjective, noun, verb
unaffected is spelled U-N-A-F-F-E-C-T-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unaffected means “Not affected or changed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unaffected?
| Letters | 10: U-N-A-F-F-E-C-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is unaffected?
Unaffected appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 unaffected?
- UK /ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd/
Unaffected has 4 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)-Vealhurl-unaffected.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with unaffected?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unaffected from its last stressed vowel (/ɛktɪd/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of unaffected
- more unaffected comparative
- most unaffected superlative
- unaffecteds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unaffected mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not affected or changed.
Since I work from home, I was unaffected by the office move.
- 2
Lacking pretense or affectation; natural.
noun
- 1
Someone not affected, as by a disease.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unaffect
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unaffected come from?
From un- + affected.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).