unitary
/ˈjuːnɪt(ə)ɹi/adjective, noun
unitary is spelled U-N-I-T-A-R-Y: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unitary means “Having the quality of oneness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unitary?
| Letters | 7: U-N-I-T-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th 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 unitary?
Unitary appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 unitary?
- UK /ˈjuːnɪt(ə)ɹi/
Unitary 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unitary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unitary
- unitaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unitary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the quality of oneness.
- 2
That concentrates power in a single body, rather than sharing it with more local bodies.
a unitary authority
- 3
That contains an identity element.
- 4
Whose inverse is equal to its adjoint.
noun
- 1
UKA unitary council.
- 2
A unitary matrix or operator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unitary 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 unitary come from?
From unit + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).