unbeaten
adjective, noun
unbeaten is spelled U-N-B-E-A-T-E-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unbeaten means “not having been thrashed or beaten” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unbeaten?
| Letters | 8: U-N-B-E-A-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 18,064th 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 unbeaten?
Unbeaten appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th 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 unbeaten?
- Australia
Unbeaten 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-au-unbeaten.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unbeaten
- unbeatens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unbeaten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
not having been thrashed or beaten
- 2
not defeated
Arsenal went 25 games unbeaten.
- 3
untrodden
We walked across unbeaten grassland.
- 4
Not beaten or whisked
Fold in the unbeaten eggs.
- 5
not out
He scored an unbeaten century.
noun
- 1
A team or competitor that has not been defeated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unbeaten come from?
From Middle English on bete, unbeten, unibeten; equivalent to un- + beaten; compare Old English ungebeitne (“unhewn”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).