unmarried
un·mar·ried/ʌnˈmæɹ.id/adjective, noun
unmarried is spelled U-N-M-A-R-R-I-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (un·mar·ried). It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unmarried means “Having no husband or wife” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unmarried?
| Letters | 9: U-N-M-A-R-R-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: un·mar·ried |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th 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 unmarried?
Unmarried appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th 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 unmarried?
- UK /ʌnˈmæɹ.id/
- /ʌnˈmæɹ.id/
- /ʌnˈmɛɹ.id/
Unmarried has 3 syllables, split un·mar·ried in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-unmarried.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unmarried
- unmarrieds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unmarried mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having no husband or wife.
noun
- 1
An unmarried person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate unmarried?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of unmarried: unm..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unmarried in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having no husband or wife:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | célibataire |
| German | unverheiratet, ledig, solo |
| Portuguese | solteiro |
| Spanish | soltero |
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 unmarried come from?
From un- + married.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).