unpaired
adjective, verb
unpaired is spelled U-N-P-A-I-R-E-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unpaired means “not forming one of a pair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unpaired?
| Letters | 8: U-N-P-A-I-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th 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 unpaired?
Unpaired appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 unpaired?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-unpaired.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does unpaired mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
not forming one of a pair
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unpair
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unpaired in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not forming one of a pair:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | descabalado, chula, desparejado, desparejo |
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 unpaired come from?
From un- + pair + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).