untrammeled
adjective
untrammeled is spelled U-N-T-R-A-M-M-E-L-E-D: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, untrammeled means “Not limited or restricted; unrestrained; limitless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in untrammeled?
| Letters | 11: U-N-T-R-A-M-M-E-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 untrammeled?
Untrammeled appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 untrammeled?
- US
Untrammeled 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: En-us-untrammeled.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of untrammeled
- more untrammeled comparative
- most untrammeled superlative
- untrammelled
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does untrammeled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not limited or restricted; unrestrained; limitless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does untrammeled come from?
From trammel (“fishing net; shackle”), from Old French tramail (“net for catching fishes”), from Late Latin tremaculum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).