# untamed

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌnˈteɪmd/ · frequency rank #39,628

## Definitions
1. Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.

## Etymology
From Middle English untamed, untemed, equivalent to un- + tamed and/or untame + -ed. Compare Dutch ongetemd (“untamed”), German ungezähmt (“untamed”), Danish utæmmet (“untamed”), Swedish otämd (“untamed”), Icelandic ótamin (“untamed”).

## Easily confused with
- **untied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/untamed-vs-untied)
- **untapped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/untamed-vs-untapped)
- **unarmed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unarmed-vs-untamed)
- **unnamed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unnamed-vs-untamed)
- **undated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undated-vs-untamed)
- **unharmed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unharmed-vs-untamed)

## Common misspellings (10)
`nutamed`, `unatmed`, `unntamed`, `untaemd`, `untamde`, `untamedd`, `untammed`, `untmaed`, `unttamed`, `utnamed`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/untamed