unchanging
adjective, verb
unchanging is spelled U-N-C-H-A-N-G-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unchanging means “remaining constantly unchanged” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unchanging?
| Letters | 10: U-N-C-H-A-N-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th 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 unchanging?
Unchanging appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 unchanging?
Unchanging 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).
Forms of unchanging
- more unchanging comparative
- most unchanging superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unchanging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
remaining constantly unchanged
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of unchange
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unchanging in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense remaining constantly unchanged:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | inmovilista, no cambiante, no cambiador |
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 unchanging come from?
From un- + changing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).