unbidden
/ʌnˈbɪd.ən/adjective
unbidden is spelled U-N-B-I-D-D-E-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unbidden means “not invited, requested or asked for” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unbidden?
| Letters | 8: U-N-B-I-D-D-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is unbidden?
Unbidden appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 unbidden?
- UK /ʌnˈbɪd.ən/
Unbidden has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unbidden.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does unbidden mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
not invited, requested or asked for
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unbidden come from?
From un- + bidden.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).