untouched
un·touched/ʌnˈtʌt͡ʃt/adjective, verb
untouched is spelled U-N-T-O-U-C-H-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables (un·touched). It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, untouched means “Remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged; not altered” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in untouched?
| Letters | 9: U-N-T-O-U-C-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: un·touched |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,687th 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 untouched?
Untouched appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th 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 untouched?
- /ʌnˈtʌt͡ʃt/
Untouched has 2 syllables, split un·touched in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-untouched.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of untouched
- more untouched comparative
- most untouched superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does untouched mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged; not altered.
There are practically no untouched forests left in Europe.
- 2
Not eaten.
He left his vegetables untouched.
- 3
Not influenced, affected or swayed.
She was untouched by his tale of woes.
- 4
Not having come in contact.
Our chocolates are untouched by human hands.
- 5
Not read or examined.
- 6
Not discussed or talked about.
Politics was an untouched topic in our family.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of untouch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Untouched in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intouché |
| Spanish | intocado , no apalpado |
| German | unangerührt, unberührt , ungerührt |
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 untouched come from?
From un- + touched.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).