unrelenting
adjective
unrelenting is spelled U-N-R-E-L-E-N-T-I-N-G: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unrelenting means “Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unrelenting?
| Letters | 11: U-N-R-E-L-E-N-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th 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 unrelenting?
Unrelenting appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 unrelenting?
Unrelenting 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 unrelenting
- more unrelenting comparative
- most unrelenting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unrelenting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.
- 2
Having no pity; not being or becoming lenient, mild, gentle, or merciful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unrelenting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | implacable, impitoyable |
| German | unerbittlich, unnachgiebig, unnachlässig , erbarmungslos, gnadenlos |
| Portuguese | implacável, rigoroso, severo |
| Spanish | no cediente, implacable, incesante, imparable, constante |
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 unrelenting come from?
From un- + relenting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).