unscathed
/ʌnˈskeɪðd/adjective
unscathed is spelled U-N-S-C-A-T-H-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unscathed means “Not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unscathed?
| Letters | 9: U-N-S-C-A-T-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th 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 unscathed?
Unscathed appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 unscathed?
- /ʌnˈskeɪðd/
Unscathed has 2 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: En-us-unscathed.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unscathed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does unscathed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched.
He was quite relieved to finish the conversation unscathed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unscathed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not injured/harmed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sain et sauf, indemne |
| German | unverletzt, unbeschadet, unversehrt |
| Portuguese | incólume, indene, ileso, são e salvo |
| Spanish | incólume, indemne, ileso |
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 unscathed come from?
A calque of Middle Scots unskaithit, from Early Scots unscathit; by surface analysis, un- + scathed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).