unwanted
/ʌnˈwɒntɪd/adjective, noun
unwanted is spelled U-N-W-A-N-T-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unwanted means “Not wanted; unwelcome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unwanted?
| Letters | 8: U-N-W-A-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 unwanted?
Unwanted appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th 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 unwanted?
- /ʌnˈwɒntɪd/
Unwanted 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-unwanted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with unwanted
Sounds like: unwonted (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of unwanted
- more unwanted comparative
- most unwanted superlative
- unwanteds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unwanted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not wanted; unwelcome.
I rebuffed his unwanted advances.
noun
- 1
One who or that is not wanted; an undesirable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unwanted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not wanted:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unerwünscht, ungewollt |
| Portuguese | indesejado, indesejada |
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 unwanted come from?
From un- + wanted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).