undying
/ʌnˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/adjective, verb
undying is spelled U-N-D-Y-I-N-G: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, undying means “permanent; never-ending; infinite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in undying?
| Letters | 7: U-N-D-Y-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd 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 undying?
Undying appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 undying?
- /ʌnˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/
Undying 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-undying.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of undying
- more undying comparative
- most undying superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does undying mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
permanent; never-ending; infinite
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of undie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Undying in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense permanent; never-ending; infinite:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éternel, immortel, impérissable |
| Spanish | eterno, imperecedero, inmarchitable, inmarcesible |
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 undying come from?
From un- + dying.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).