unschooled
adjective, verb
unschooled is spelled U-N-S-C-H-O-O-L-E-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unschooled means “Not schooled; not having been to school” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unschooled?
| Letters | 10: U-N-S-C-H-O-O-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unschooled?
Unschooled appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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).
Forms of unschooled
- more unschooled comparative
- most unschooled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unschooled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not schooled; not having been to school.
- 2
Inexperienced; not having developed skill or knowledge in some area.
He was unschooled in the art of persuasion.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unschool
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unschooled come from?
From un- + schooled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).