unhear
verb
unhear is spelled U-N-H-E-A-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unhear means “To reverse the process of hearing, so that (a sound, etc.) was never heard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unhear?
| Letters | 6: U-N-H-E-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 unhear?
Unhear appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 unhear
- unhears present, singular, he/she/it
- unhearing participle, present
- unheard participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unhear mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To reverse the process of hearing, so that (a sound, etc.) was never heard.
I wish I could unhear that terrible song!
- 2
To forget a sound.
They could never unhear what they heard that night.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unhear come from?
From un- + hear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).