unyielding

\ʌn.ˈjiːl.dɪŋ\

/\ʌn.ˈjiːl.dɪŋ\/ adj

The verdict

“unyielding” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inflexible.

Corpus desk

Index FR-unyielding · unyielding · French

unyielding · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for unyielding
PropertyValue
Headwordunyielding
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʌn.ˈjiːl.dɪŋ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « unyielding » en français

unyieldingreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unyielding is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʌn.ˈjiːl.dɪŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inflexible.".

unyielding has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is unyielding, spelled U-N-Y-I-E-L-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inflexible.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unyielding"?
"unyielding" is spelled U-N-Y-I-E-L-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ʌn.ˈjiːl.dɪŋ\.
What does "unyielding" mean?
As an adjective, "unyielding" means: Inflexible.
How do you pronounce "unyielding"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unyielding" is \ʌn.ˈjiːl.dɪŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unyielding" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list