unattended
adjective
unattended is spelled U-N-A-T-T-E-N-D-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unattended means “Not attended; without persons present” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unattended?
| Letters | 10: U-N-A-T-T-E-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th 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 unattended?
Unattended appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th 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 unattended?
Unattended 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).
What does unattended mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not attended; without persons present.
The meeting went largely unattended, since it took place on Christmas Eve.
- 2
Not attended to; not receiving attention.
The fire was caused by an unattended electric blanket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unattended in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not attended:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unbeaufsichtigt |
| Spanish | sin supervisión / vigilancia, descuidado, desatendido |
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 unattended come from?
From un- + attended.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).