untainted
/ʌnˈteɪntɪd/adjective
untainted is spelled U-N-T-A-I-N-T-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, untainted means “Not tainted; free of contamination; pure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in untainted?
| Letters | 9: U-N-T-A-I-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th 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 untainted?
Untainted appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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 untainted?
- /ʌnˈteɪntɪd/
Untainted 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-untainted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of untainted
- more untainted comparative
- most untainted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does untainted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not tainted; free of contamination; pure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does untainted come from?
From un- + tainted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).