unstuck
/ʌnˈstʌk/verb
unstuck is spelled U-N-S-T-U-C-K: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unstuck means “simple past and past participle of unstick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unstuck?
| Letters | 7: U-N-S-T-U-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 unstuck?
Unstuck appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 unstuck?
- /ʌnˈstʌk/
- /ʊnˈstʊk/
Unstuck 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).
Forms of unstuck
- unstucks present, singular, he/she/it
- unstucking participle, present
- unstucked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unstuck mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unstick
- 2
nonstandardTo unstick; to get something unstuck
My car is stuck in the snow. How do I unstuck it?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unstuck come from?
From un- + stuck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).