unchained
/ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd/adjective, verb
unchained is spelled U-N-C-H-A-I-N-E-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unchained means “Free from chains or fetters; unencumbered” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unchained?
| Letters | 9: U-N-C-H-A-I-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 unchained?
Unchained appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 unchained?
- /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-unchained.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unchained
- more unchained comparative
- most unchained superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unchained mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Free from chains or fetters; unencumbered.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unchain
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unchained in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense free from chains or fetters:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | entfesselt, von den Fesseln befreit |
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 unchained come from?
From un- + chained.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).