Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbeaten

/ənbˈitən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: un-beat-en
IPA: /ənbˈitən/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

not having been thrashed or beaten

adj

adj

adj

Not beaten or whisked

adj

not out

noun

A team or competitor that has not been defeated.

Example Sentences

"Arsenal went 25 games unbeaten."
"That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season."
"We walked across unbeaten grassland."
"Fold in the unbeaten eggs."
"He scored an unbeaten century."
"This left the Buckeyes and the defending national champion Miami Hurricanes as the nation's only unbeatens."

Etymology

From Middle English on bete, unbeten, unibeten; equivalent to un- + beaten; compare Old English ungebeitne (“unhewn”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: on bete

Inflected Forms

unbeatens (plural)

Synonyms

unconquered unvanquished

Rhymes With

beaten eaten eaton keaton eton wheaton heaton seton sweeten seaton teton beaton

Questions

How do you pronounce unbeaten?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənbˈitən/.
What does unbeaten mean?: not having been thrashed or beaten
Where does unbeaten come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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