unsung
/ˌʌnˈsʌŋ/adjective
unsung is spelled U-N-S-U-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unsung means “Which has not been lauded or appreciated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsung?
| Letters | 6: U-N-S-U-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd 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 unsung?
Unsung appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 unsung?
- US /ˌʌnˈsʌŋ/
Unsung 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). Recordings: En-us-unsung.ogg, En-au-unsung.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with unsung?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unsung from its last stressed vowel (/ʌŋ/):
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 unsung mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Which has not been lauded or appreciated.
The backstage crew of the movie were the unsung heroes.
- 2
Not sung.
The third hymn remained unsung.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unsung come from?
From un- + sung.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).