unmoored
adjective, verb
unmoored is spelled U-N-M-O-O-R-E-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unmoored means “Not moored” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unmoored?
| Letters | 8: U-N-M-O-O-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 unmoored?
Unmoored appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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).
What does unmoored mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not moored.
Left unmoored, the boat gradually drifted out to sea.
- 2
Mentally immature, unstable, or lacking in emotional connections.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unmoor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unmoored in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unstable, lacking in emotional connections:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verunsichert |
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 unmoored come from?
From un- + moored.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).