unambiguous
adjective
unambiguous is spelled U-N-A-M-B-I-G-U-O-U-S: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unambiguous means “Clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unambiguous?
| Letters | 11: U-N-A-M-B-I-G-U-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 unambiguous?
Unambiguous appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 unambiguous?
- US
Unambiguous has 5 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: En-us-unambiguous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unambiguous
- more unambiguous comparative
- most unambiguous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unambiguous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unambiguous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sans équivoque |
| German | eindeutig, unmissverständlich |
| Portuguese | inambíguo |
| Spanish | carente de ambigüedad |
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 unambiguous come from?
From un- + ambiguous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).