unalloyed
adjective
unalloyed is spelled U-N-A-L-L-O-Y-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unalloyed means “Not alloyed; not in mixture with other metals; pure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unalloyed?
| Letters | 9: U-N-A-L-L-O-Y-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd 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 unalloyed?
Unalloyed appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 unalloyed?
Unalloyed 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 unalloyed
- more unalloyed comparative
- most unalloyed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unalloyed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not alloyed; not in mixture with other metals; pure.
- 2
Complete and unreserved; pure; unadulterated; not restricted, modified, or qualified by reservations.
unalloyed blessings
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unalloyed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pure, unadulterated:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | acendrado |
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 unalloyed come from?
From un- + alloyed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).