unsolved
/ʌnˈsɑlvd/adjective
unsolved is spelled U-N-S-O-L-V-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unsolved means “Not yet solved” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsolved?
| Letters | 8: U-N-S-O-L-V-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 unsolved?
Unsolved appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st 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 unsolved?
- UK /ʌnˈsɒlvd/
- US /ʌnˈsɑlvd/
- US /ʌnˈsɔlvd/
Unsolved 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).
What rhymes with unsolved?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unsolved from its last stressed vowel (/ɑlvd/):
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 unsolved mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not yet solved.
an unsolved crime
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unsolved in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not yet solved:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ungelöst, unaufgeklärt |
| Portuguese | irresoluto, não resolvido |
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 unsolved come from?
From un- + solved.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).