unmarked
adjective
unmarked is spelled U-N-M-A-R-K-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unmarked means “Not bearing identification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unmarked?
| Letters | 8: U-N-M-A-R-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th 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 unmarked?
Unmarked appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 unmarked?
Unmarked 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-unmarked.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does unmarked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not bearing identification.
an unmarked highway patrol vehicle
- 2
Free from blemishes.
- 3
Not noticed.
- 4
Not closely followed by a defensive player.
- 5
Not having been assigned a score.
The teacher sat down to a pile of unmarked work.
- 6
Not marked; not standing out as unusual, or contrasting, in a given context.
The use of that word in that context was unmarked.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unmarked in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense linguistics: not standing out:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unmarkiert |
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 unmarked come from?
From un- + marked.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).