unfinished
/ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/adjective
unfinished is spelled U-N-F-I-N-I-S-H-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unfinished means “Not completed; unresolved” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unfinished?
| Letters | 10: U-N-F-I-N-I-S-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd 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 unfinished?
Unfinished appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd 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 unfinished?
- /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/
Unfinished 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: En-us-unfinished.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does unfinished mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not completed; unresolved.
unfinished business
- 2
Not having had any finish or finishing (such as coating or polishing) applied.
unfinished furniture
- 3
Not having had any finish carpentry and other finishing (such as painting) applied.
unfinished basement
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unfinished in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not finished:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inachevé |
| German | unvollendet |
| Portuguese | interminado, inacabado, inconcluso |
| Spanish | inacabado, inconcluso |
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 unfinished come from?
From un- + finished.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).