unchain
/ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪn/verb
unchain is spelled U-N-C-H-A-I-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unchain means “To remove chains from someone or something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unchain?
| Letters | 7: U-N-C-H-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 unchain?
Unchain appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 unchain?
- /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unchain.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unchain
- unchains present, singular, he/she/it
- unchaining participle, present
- unchained participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unchain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove chains from someone or something.
unchain workers
- 2
To free; to liberate.
unchain the mind
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unchain in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to remove chains from; to free; to liberate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déchainer, déchaîner, libérer |
| Portuguese | desencadear |
| Spanish | desencadenar |
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 unchain come from?
From un- + chain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).