unfree
adjective, noun
unfree is spelled U-N-F-R-E-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unfree means “Not free; lacking freedom, especially (historical) of a tenant who was bound to a manor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unfree?
| Letters | 6: U-N-F-R-E-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unfree?
Unfree appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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).
Forms of unfree
- more unfree comparative
- unfreer comparative
- unfree-er comparative
- most unfree superlative
- unfreest superlative
- unfree-est superlative
- unfrees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unfree mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not free; lacking freedom, especially (historical) of a tenant who was bound to a manor.
noun
- 1
A person lacking freedom, such as a tenant bound to a manor.
The commissioners then proceeded to consider the various petitions and remonstrances of the unfrees, and to determine the amount to be levied from each.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unfree come from?
From Middle English unfre, from Old English [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *unfrī; cognates include Middle High German unfrī (German unfrei), Middle Low German unvrī, Middle Dutch onvri (Dutch onvrij). By surface analysis, un- + free.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).