unseal
/ʌnˈsiːl/verb
unseal is spelled U-N-S-E-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unseal means “To break the seal of (something) in order to open it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unseal?
| Letters | 6: U-N-S-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd 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 unseal?
Unseal appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 unseal?
- /ʌnˈsiːl/
Unseal 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unseal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unseal
- unseals present, singular, he/she/it
- unsealing participle, present
- unsealed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unseal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To break the seal of (something) in order to open it.
- 2
To open by having a seal broken.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unseal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to break the seal of (something) in order to open it:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décacheter, desceller |
| Portuguese | desselar |
| Spanish | desellar |
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 unseal come from?
From un- + seal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).