unbreak
verb
unbreak is spelled U-N-B-R-E-A-K: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unbreak means “To do the inverse or opposite of breaking: to mend, restore, heal, or fix; to make no longer broken” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unbreak?
| Letters | 7: U-N-B-R-E-A-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 unbreak?
Unbreak appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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).
Forms of unbreak
- unbreaks present, singular, he/she/it
- unbreaking participle, present
- unbroke past
- unbroken participle, past
- un-break
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unbreak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To do the inverse or opposite of breaking: to mend, restore, heal, or fix; to make no longer broken.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unbreak come from?
From un- + break, popularised in songs sung by The Alarm ("Unbreak the Promise") and Toni Braxton ("Un-Break My Heart").
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).