unashamed
/ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmd/adjective
unashamed is spelled U-N-A-S-H-A-M-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unashamed means “feeling or showing no shame, embarrassment or remorse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unashamed?
| Letters | 9: U-N-A-S-H-A-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 unashamed?
Unashamed appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 unashamed?
- /ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmd/
Unashamed 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-unashamed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does unashamed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
feeling or showing no shame, embarrassment or remorse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unashamed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense feeling or showing no shame, embarrassment or remorse:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éhonté |
| German | schamlos, unverhohlen, ungeniert |
| Portuguese | desavergonhado |
| Spanish | desvergonzado |
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 unashamed come from?
From un- + ashamed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).