unglue
verb
unglue is spelled U-N-G-L-U-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unglue means “to separate that which was held by glue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unglue?
| Letters | 6: U-N-G-L-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 unglue?
Unglue appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 unglue?
Unglue 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).
Forms of unglue
- unglues present, singular, he/she/it
- ungluing participle, present
- unglueing participle, present
- unglued participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unglue mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
to separate that which was held by glue
we had to use warm water and solvent to unglue all the joints we put in yesterday.
- 2
to cease to adhere to or follow attentively
parents are looking for new ways to unglue their children from their screens
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unglue in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 unglue come from?
From un- + glue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).