unlace
verb
unlace is spelled U-N-L-A-C-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unlace means “To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unlace?
| Letters | 6: U-N-L-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 unlace?
Unlace appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 unlace?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unlace.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unlace
- unlaces present, singular, he/she/it
- unlacing participle, present
- unlaced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unlace mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces.
Unlace your shoes before taking them off.
- 2
To loosen the clothing of (a person).
- 3
To remove (film) from a projector.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unlace come from?
From Middle English unlacen, unlasen, equivalent to un- + lace.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).