unaltered
adjective
unaltered is spelled U-N-A-L-T-E-R-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unaltered means “Remaining in its initial state; not changed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unaltered?
| Letters | 9: U-N-A-L-T-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 unaltered?
Unaltered appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 unaltered?
Unaltered 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).
What rhymes with unaltered?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as unaltered.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: unrelated.
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).
What does unaltered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Remaining in its initial state; not changed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unaltered in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense remaining in its initial state:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inaltéré |
| German | unverändert |
| Portuguese | inalterado |
| Spanish | inalterado |
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 unaltered come from?
From un- + altered.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).