unpin
verb
unpin is spelled U-N-P-I-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unpin means “To unfasten by removing a pin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unpin?
| Letters | 5: U-N-P-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 unpin?
Unpin appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 unpin?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-unpin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unpin
- unpins present, singular, he/she/it
- unpinning participle, present
- unpinned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unpin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To unfasten by removing a pin.
- 2
To detach (an icon, application, etc.) from the place where it was previously pinned.
to unpin a program from the Taskbar
- 3
To undo the pinning or fixing of (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it can be modified again.
- 4
To get (a piece) out of a pin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unpin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désépingler |
| Spanish | desfijar, desprender |
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 unpin come from?
From un- + pin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).