unsubscribe
verb, noun
unsubscribe is spelled U-N-S-U-B-S-C-R-I-B-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unsubscribe means “To cancel a subscription, especially to an online service” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsubscribe?
| Letters | 11: U-N-S-U-B-S-C-R-I-B-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 unsubscribe?
Unsubscribe appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 unsubscribe?
Unsubscribe has 3 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 unsubscribe
- unsubscribes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- unsubscribing participle, present
- unsubscribed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsubscribe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cancel a subscription, especially to an online service.
How do I unsubscribe from your mailing list?
noun
- 1
An unsubscription.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate unsubscribe?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of unsubscribe: unsub.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unsubscribe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to cancel a subscription:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | se désabonner, se désinscrire |
| German | abbestellen |
| Portuguese | desinscrever, dessubscrever |
| Spanish | darse de baja, desuscribirse |
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 unsubscribe come from?
From un- + subscribe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).