unconditional
/ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/adjective, noun
unconditional is spelled U-N-C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unconditional means “Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unconditional?
| Letters | 13: U-N-C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is unconditional?
Unconditional appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 unconditional?
- US /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/
Unconditional has 5 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)-Vealhurl-unconditional.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with unconditional?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unconditional from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃənəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of unconditional
- more unconditional comparative
- most unconditional superlative
- unconditionals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unconditional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.
We demand your unconditional surrender.
noun
- 1
That which is not conditional.
- 2
A conditional-like structure expressing that the consequent holds true regardless of the particular value of the antecedent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unconditional in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without conditions:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inconditionnel |
| German | bedingungslos |
| Portuguese | incondicional |
| Spanish | incondicional |
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 unconditional come from?
From un- + conditional.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).