unglued
adjective, verb
unglued is spelled U-N-G-L-U-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unglued means “Not secured with glue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unglued?
| Letters | 7: U-N-G-L-U-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 unglued?
Unglued appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 unglued?
- Australia
Unglued 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-au-unglued.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unglued
- more unglued comparative
- most unglued superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unglued mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not secured with glue.
The unglued joints all fell apart in shipment, but the properly joined piece survived intact.
- 2
slangInsane, upset.
He was calm at first, then suddenly he came unglued and started screaming. He completely lost it.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unglue
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unglued come from?
From un- + glued.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).