unworked
adjective
unworked is spelled U-N-W-O-R-K-E-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unworked means “Yet to be altered, carved, milled, worked, or otherwise changed from its natural or crude state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unworked?
| Letters | 8: U-N-W-O-R-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 unworked?
Unworked appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 unworked
- more unworked comparative
- most unworked superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unworked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Yet to be altered, carved, milled, worked, or otherwise changed from its natural or crude state.
For years there stood in the sculptor's studio a two-ton block of unworked Italian marble.
- 2
Describing an unaltered material found associated with human tool-making or other cultural activity.
Dozens of unworked obsidian cobbles were found buried with the deceased.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unworked come from?
From Middle English unwerked, unwerched, equivalent to un- + worked. Doublet of unwrought.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).