untaught
adjective
untaught is spelled U-N-T-A-U-G-H-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, untaught means “Not taught; uneducated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in untaught?
| Letters | 8: U-N-T-A-U-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is untaught?
Untaught appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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).
Forms of untaught
- more untaught comparative
- most untaught superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does untaught mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not taught; uneducated.
My ſcoles are not for unthriftes untaught, For frantick faitours half mad and half ſtraught; But my learning is of another degree
- 2
Not taught; not conveyed by means of instruction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does untaught come from?
From Middle English untauȝt; equivalent to un- + taught.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).