Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unvoiced

/ˌʌnˈvɔɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: un-voiced
IPA: /ˌʌnˈvɔɪst/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not spoken or expressed.

adj

Spoken without vibration of the vocal chords.

adj

That does not contain voice.

adj

Of an IRC user: not granted voice privileges.

Example Sentences

"I could guess her unvoiced opinon."
"Both EE and SSBE feature glottal stops – unvoiced Ts – but in EE it can happen in the middle of words – eg “wa’er for “water” – whereas in SSBE it happens only at the end of words."
"The unvoiced signal is smaller energy than voiced signal and, so, this section is applied the smaller threshold."

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 voiced English unvoiced From un- + voiced.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌʌnˈvɔɪst/

Frequently Paired Words

surd

Synonyms

voiceless unexpressed unsaid unstated unuttered unverbalized unverbalised unspoken

Rhymes With

voiced moist hoist rejoiced joist foist roist

Questions

How do you pronounce unvoiced?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnˈvɔɪst/.
What does unvoiced mean?: Not spoken or expressed.
Where does unvoiced 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 voiced English unvoiced From un- + voiced.

How to pronounce unvoiced

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