unshackling
noun, verb
unshackling is spelled U-N-S-H-A-C-K-L-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unshackling means “The act of removing shackles; liberation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unshackling is unshacklings.
How many letters and syllables are in unshackling?
| Letters | 11: U-N-S-H-A-C-K-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 unshackling?
Unshackling appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 unshackling
- unshacklings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unshackling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of removing shackles; liberation.
In the marriages and reconciliations, in the unshacklings of minds and bodies that we witness at the end of the plays, lie the freedom and love that link our destinies and reveal the unity of all experience
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of unshackle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).