undetermined
adjective, verb
undetermined is spelled U-N-D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-E-D: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, undetermined means “Not determined; not settled; not decided” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in undetermined?
| Letters | 12: U-N-D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 undetermined?
Undetermined appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 undetermined?
Undetermined has 4 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).
What does undetermined mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not determined; not settled; not decided.
- 2
Not limited; not defined; indeterminate.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of undetermine
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate undetermined?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of undetermined: undetd.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Undetermined in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Not determined; not settled; not decided:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unbestimmt, unentschieden |
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 undetermined come from?
From un- + determined.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).