unaware
/ˌʌnəˈwɛɚ/adjective
unaware is spelled U-N-A-W-A-R-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unaware means “Not aware or informed; lacking knowledge; unmindful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unaware?
| Letters | 7: U-N-A-W-A-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 unaware?
Unaware appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th 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 unaware?
- US /ˌʌnəˈwɛɚ/
- UK /ˌʌnəˈwɛə/
- /ˌʌnəˈweːɹ/
Unaware 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: En-us-unaware.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with unaware?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unaware from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹ/):
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).
Forms of unaware
- more unaware comparative
- most unaware superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unaware mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not aware or informed; lacking knowledge; unmindful.
I'm unaware of the answer to that question.
- 2
Not noticing; paying no heed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unaware in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inconscient |
| German | unwissend, nicht wissend , unaufmerksam, gedankenlos, nicht bemerkend, nichtsahnend |
| Portuguese | inconsciente |
| Spanish | inconsciente, desprevenido, ignorante |
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 unaware come from?
From un- + aware.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).