unchanged
/ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/adjective, verb
unchanged is spelled U-N-C-H-A-N-G-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unchanged means “Not changed or altered; remaining in an original state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unchanged?
| Letters | 9: U-N-C-H-A-N-G-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th 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 unchanged?
Unchanged appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 unchanged?
- /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/
Unchanged has 2 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)-Persent101-unchanged.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unchanged
- more unchanged comparative
- most unchanged superlative
- unch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unchanged mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not changed or altered; remaining in an original state.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unchange
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate unchanged?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of unchanged: unch, unch..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unchanged in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not changed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inchangé |
| German | unverändert, gleichgeblieben |
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 unchanged come from?
From un- + changed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).