unguent
/ˈʌŋɡjuənt/noun, adjective
unguent is spelled U-N-G-U-E-N-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unguent means “Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unguent is unguents.
How many letters and syllables are in unguent?
| Letters | 7: U-N-G-U-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 unguent?
Unguent appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 unguent?
- /ˈʌŋɡjuənt/
- /ʌnd͡ʒ(u)ənt/
- /ˈʌŋɡwənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-unguent.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unguent
- unguents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unguent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
adjective
- 1
Taking the form of a cream or ointment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unguent come from?
Borrowed from Latin unguentum (“ointment”), from unguō (“to smear with ointment”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to salve, anoint”). Cognates include Old Prussian anctan, Old High German ancho (German Anke (“butter”)), Welsh ymenyn (“butter”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).