unmasking
noun, verb
unmasking is spelled U-N-M-A-S-K-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unmasking means “The act by which somebody or something is unmasked” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unmasking is unmaskings.
How many letters and syllables are in unmasking?
| Letters | 9: U-N-M-A-S-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 unmasking?
Unmasking appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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).
Forms of unmasking
- unmaskings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unmasking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act by which somebody or something is unmasked.
regular unmaskings of criminals
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of unmask
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unmasking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act by which somebody is unmasked:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | desenmascaramiento |
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.