Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-hem
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove a hem; to undo the process of hemming.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Germanic *himaz Old English heom Middle English hem English hem English unhem From un- + hem.

Inflected Forms

unhems (present, singular) unhemming (participle, present) unhemmed (participle, past) unhemmed (past)

Questions

What does unhem mean?
To remove a hem; to undo the process of hemming.
Where does unhem come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Germanic *himaz Old English heom Middle English hem English hem English unhem From un- + hem.

How to pronounce unhem

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “unhem”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “unhem”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “unhem” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.