# unbroken

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/ · frequency rank #21,968

## Definitions
1. Whole, not divided into parts.
2. Of a horse, not tamed.
3. Continuous, without interruption.

## Etymology
From Middle English unbroken, from Old English unġebrocen (“unbroken”), equivalent to un- + broken. Cognate with Dutch ongebroken (“unbroken”), German Low German unbroken (“unbroken”), German ungebrochen (“unbroken”).

## Easily confused with
- **unspoken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unbroken-vs-unspoken)
- **unproven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unbroken-vs-unproven)

## Common misspellings (12)
`nubroken`, `ubnroken`, `unbbroken`, `unborken`, `unbrkoen`, `unbroekn`, `unbrokenn`, `unbrokken`, `unbrokne`, `unbrroken`, `unnbroken`, `unrboken`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unbroken