unrealized
adjective
unrealized is spelled U-N-R-E-A-L-I-Z-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unrealized means “Not realized; possible to obtain or achieve, yet not obtained or achieved” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unrealized?
| Letters | 10: U-N-R-E-A-L-I-Z-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unrealized?
Unrealized appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 unrealized?
Unrealized has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of unrealized
- unrealised
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unrealized mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not realized; possible to obtain or achieve, yet not obtained or achieved.
The architect's unrealized dream was to design the tallest building in the world.
- 2
Not yet realized in cash; hypothetical.
unrealized capital gains
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unrealized in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not realized:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | irrealizado, non realizado, non percatado, non apiolado, non coscado |
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 unrealized come from?
From un- + realized.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).