unshod
/ʌnˈʃɑd/adjective, verb
unshod is spelled U-N-S-H-O-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unshod means “Not shod; without shoes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unshod?
| Letters | 6: U-N-S-H-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is unshod?
Unshod appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 unshod?
- US /ʌnˈʃɑd/
- UK /ʌnˈʃɒd/
Unshod has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unshod.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with unshod?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unshod from its last stressed vowel (/ɑd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does unshod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not shod; without shoes.
He ran unshod across the yard and down the street.
- 2
colloquialOf a vehicle, not fitted with tyres on the wheels.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unshoe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unshod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not shod:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | barfuß, unbeschuht |
| Portuguese | descalço |
| Spanish | descalzo |
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 unshod come from?
Inherited from Middle English unshod, unschod from Old English unsċōd, equivalent to un- + shod.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).