# unleash

> English word · Verb · IPA /ʌnˈliʃ/ · frequency rank #17,051

## Definitions
1. To free from a leash, or as from a leash.
2. To let go; to release.
3. To precipitate; to bring about.

## Etymology
From un- + leash.

## Easily confused with
- **unless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unleash-vs-unless)
- **unleashed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unleash-vs-unleashed)
- **uneasy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uneasy-vs-unleash)
- **unease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unease-vs-unleash)

## Common misspellings (10)
`nuleash`, `ulneash`, `unelash`, `unlaesh`, `unleahs`, `unleashh`, `unleassh`, `unlesah`, `unlleash`, `unnleash`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unleash