unbar
verb
unbar is spelled U-N-B-A-R: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unbar means “To unlock or unbolt a door that had been locked or bolted with a bar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unbar?
| Letters | 5: U-N-B-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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; 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 unbar?
Unbar appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 unbar?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-unbar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with unbar?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as unbar.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: urban.
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 unbar
- unbars present, singular, he/she/it
- unbarring participle, present
- unbarred participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unbar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To unlock or unbolt a door that had been locked or bolted with a bar.
- 2
To remove an impediment that obstructs the passage of (someone or something).
- 3
To remove a prohibition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unbar come from?
From Middle English unbarren, equivalent to un- + bar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).