unmute
/ʌnˈmjuːt/verb
unmute is spelled U-N-M-U-T-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unmute means “To restore the sound output (on a speaker or other audio device), having previously muted it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unmute?
| Letters | 6: U-N-M-U-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 unmute?
Unmute appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 unmute?
- /ʌnˈmjuːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unmute.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unmute
- unmutes present, singular, he/she/it
- unmuting participle, present
- unmuted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unmute mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To restore the sound output (on a speaker or other audio device), having previously muted it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unmute in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to restore the sound output, having previously muted it:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | dessilenciar |
| Spanish | desilenciar, desmutear |
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 unmute come from?
From un- + mute.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).