unbowed
/ʌnˈbəʊd/adjective, verb
unbowed is spelled U-N-B-O-W-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unbowed means “Not bowed; erect or upright” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unbowed?
| Letters | 7: U-N-B-O-W-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 unbowed?
Unbowed appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 unbowed?
- /ʌnˈbəʊd/
Unbowed has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unbowed.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unbowed2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unbowed
- more unbowed comparative
- most unbowed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unbowed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not bowed; erect or upright.
- 2
Not subdued or deterred.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unbow
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unbowed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 unbowed come from?
From un- + bowed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).