unleash
/ʌnˈliʃ/verb
unleash is spelled U-N-L-E-A-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unleash means “To free from a leash, or as from a leash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unleash?
| Letters | 7: U-N-L-E-A-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th 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 unleash?
Unleash appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th 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 unleash?
- /ʌnˈliʃ/
Unleash has 2 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-unleash.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unleash
- unleashes present, singular, he/she/it
- unleashing participle, present
- unleashed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unleash mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To free from a leash, or as from a leash.
He unleashed his dog in the park.
- 2
To let go; to release.
He unleashed his fury.
- 3
To precipitate; to bring about.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unleash in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déchaîner , soulever |
| German | von der Leine lassen, loslassen, freilassen, freien Lauf lassen , bewirken |
| Portuguese | soltar, separar , desencadear |
| Spanish | desatar, libertar , desencadenar |
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 unleash come from?
From un- + leash.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).