unicycle
/ˈjun.ɪˌsaɪ.kəl/noun, verb, adjective
unicycle is spelled U-N-I-C-Y-C-L-E: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unicycle means “A pedal cycle that only has one wheel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unicycle is unicycles.
How many letters and syllables are in unicycle?
| Letters | 8: U-N-I-C-Y-C-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 unicycle?
Unicycle appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 unicycle?
- /ˈjun.ɪˌsaɪ.kəl/
- /ˈjun.əˌsaɪ.kəl/
Unicycle has 4 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-us-unicycle.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unicycle
- unicycles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- unicycling participle, present
- unicycled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unicycle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pedal cycle that only has one wheel.
verb
- 1
To travel or move around by unicycle.
adjective
- 1
Synonym of unicyclic.
unicycle graph (unicyclic graph)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate unicycle?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of unicycle: uni.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unicycle 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 unicycle come from?
From uni- + cycle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).