unholstered
adjective, verb
unholstered is spelled U-N-H-O-L-S-T-E-R-E-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unholstered means “Not in a holster” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unholstered?
| Letters | 11: U-N-H-O-L-S-T-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 unholstered?
Unholstered appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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).
What does unholstered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not in a holster.
The sheriff kept his gun unholstered in case the cowboys started any trouble.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unholster
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unholstered come from?
From un- + holstered.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).