unbridled
adjective, verb
unbridled is spelled U-N-B-R-I-D-L-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unbridled means “Not fitted with a bridle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unbridled?
| Letters | 9: U-N-B-R-I-D-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 unbridled?
Unbridled appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 unbridled?
Unbridled 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unbridled.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unbridled
- more unbridled comparative
- most unbridled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unbridled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not fitted with a bridle.
an unbridled horse
- 2
Without restraint or limit.
unbridled capitalism
verb
- 1
simple past of unbridle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unbridled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | débridé |
| German | ungezäumt , ungezügelt, zügellos |
| Spanish | sin brida , desenfrenado, desaforado |
| Portuguese | desenfreado |
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 unbridled come from?
From un- + bridled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).