unsaturated
adjective, noun
unsaturated is spelled U-N-S-A-T-U-R-A-T-E-D: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unsaturated means “Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsaturated?
| Letters | 11: U-N-S-A-T-U-R-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th 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 unsaturated?
Unsaturated appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 unsaturated?
- US
Unsaturated has 5 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-unsaturated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unsaturated
- unsaturateds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsaturated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.
- 2
Of a compound containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond, especially of an organic compound having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms.
- 3
Not chromatically pure; diluted.
noun
- 1
An unsaturated hydrocarbon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unsaturated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capable of dissolving more solute:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | insaturé |
| German | ungesättigt |
| Spanish | insaturado, no saturado |
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 unsaturated come from?
From un- + saturated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).