Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfilled

/ʌnˈfɪld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
un-filled
IPA
/ʌnˈfɪld/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not filled, especially occupational positions.

verb

simple past and past participle of unfill

Example Sentences

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- English filled English unfilled From un- + filled.

Derived Forms

unfilledness

Frequently Paired Words

vacant

Synonyms

empty void empty as a pauper's purse empty as the tomb on Easter clean leer toom unfilled vacant vacuumlike vacuous

Rhymes With

killed build filled skilled thrilled guild rebuild fulfilled grilled spilled billed drilled

Questions

How do you pronounce unfilled?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈfɪld/.
What does unfilled mean?
Not filled, especially occupational positions.
Where does unfilled 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- English filled English unfilled From un- + filled.

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