unearth
/ʌnˈɜː(ɹ)θ/verb
unearth is spelled U-N-E-A-R-T-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unearth means “To drive or draw from the earth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unearth?
| Letters | 7: U-N-E-A-R-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 unearth?
Unearth appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 unearth?
- /ʌnˈɜː(ɹ)θ/
Unearth 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)-Vealhurl-unearth.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with unearth?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as unearth.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: haunter.
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 unearth
- unearths present, singular, he/she/it
- unearthing participle, present
- unearthed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unearth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To drive or draw from the earth.
to unearth a fox or a badger
- 2
To dig up.
- 3
To uncover or find; to bring out from concealment.
Near-synonym: discover
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unearth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | découvrir , déterrer |
| German | aufdecken , ausgraben |
| Portuguese | desenterrar |
| Spanish | desenterrar |
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 unearth come from?
From un- + earth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).