unself
noun, verb
unself is spelled U-N-S-E-L-F: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unself means “That which is not the self” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unself is unselves.
How many letters and syllables are in unself?
| Letters | 6: U-N-S-E-L-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 unself?
Unself appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 unself
- unselves plural
- unselfs present, singular, he/she/it
- unselfing participle, present
- unselfed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unself mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That which is not the self.
verb
- 1
To deprive of, or detach from, the self.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unself come from?
From un- + self.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).