unyielding
adjective
unyielding is spelled U-N-Y-I-E-L-D-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unyielding means “Not giving in; not bending; stubborn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unyielding?
| Letters | 10: U-N-Y-I-E-L-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 unyielding?
Unyielding appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 unyielding?
- US
Unyielding 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-unyielding.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unyielding
- more unyielding comparative
- most unyielding superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unyielding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not giving in; not bending; stubborn.
unyielding pressure
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unyielding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not giving in:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inflexible |
| German | unnachgiebig, unbeugsam |
| Spanish | inflexible, obstinado, indefectible, firme, inexorable |
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 unyielding come from?
From un- + yielding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).