unscrew
verb
unscrew is spelled U-N-S-C-R-E-W: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unscrew means “To loosen a screw or thing by turning it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unscrew?
| Letters | 7: U-N-S-C-R-E-W |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th 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 unscrew?
Unscrew appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th 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 unscrew
- unscrews present, singular, he/she/it
- unscrewing participle, present
- unscrewed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unscrew mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To loosen a screw or thing by turning it.
I'm having some trouble unscrewing the lid of this jar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unscrew in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense loosen a screw etc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dévisser |
| German | abschrauben, losschrauben |
| Portuguese | desaparafusar, desparafusar |
| Spanish | desatornillar, destornillar, desenroscar |
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 unscrew come from?
From un- + screw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).