unmake
/ʌnˈmeɪk/verb
unmake is spelled U-N-M-A-K-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unmake means “To destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unmake?
| Letters | 6: U-N-M-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 unmake?
Unmake appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 unmake?
- /ʌnˈmeɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unmake.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unmake
- unmakes present, singular, he/she/it
- unmaking participle, present
- unmade participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unmake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unmake come from?
From Middle English unmaken; equivalent to un- + make.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).