unease
/ʌnˈiːz/noun, verb
unease is spelled U-N-E-A-S-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unease means “Trouble; misery; a feeling of disquiet or concern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unease?
| Letters | 6: U-N-E-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd 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 unease?
Unease appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 unease?
- /ʌnˈiːz/
Unease 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: En-us-unease.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unease
- uneases present, singular, he/she/it
- uneasing participle, present
- uneased participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unease mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Trouble; misery; a feeling of disquiet or concern.
verb
- 1
To make uneasy or uncomfortable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unease in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a feeling of disquiet or concern:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | malaise |
| Portuguese | inquietude |
| Spanish | inquietud, desasosiego, malestar, desazón, zozobra, intranquilidad |
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 unease come from?
From Middle English unese, equivalent to un- + ease. Compare disease.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).