unrestrained
adjective, verb
unrestrained is spelled U-N-R-E-S-T-R-A-I-N-E-D: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unrestrained means “Immoderate; not restrained or held in check; inordinate (literary)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unrestrained?
| Letters | 12: U-N-R-E-S-T-R-A-I-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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 unrestrained?
Unrestrained appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 unrestrained?
- US
Unrestrained has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-unrestrained.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unrestrained
- more unrestrained comparative
- most unrestrained superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unrestrained mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Immoderate; not restrained or held in check; inordinate (literary).
The party was a scene of unrestrained debauchery.
- 2
Spontaneous, natural and informal; unconstrained.
Their meeting was one of unrestrained joy.
- 3
Not subject to physical restraint.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unrestrain
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unrestrained in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | non restreint |
| German | unbeherrscht , ungehemmt, hemmungslos |
| Spanish | descontrolado, sin tasa , desenfrenado |
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.