Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbuilt

/ˌʌnbˈɪlt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: un-built
IPA: /ˌʌnbˈɪlt/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not built.

verb

simple past and past participle of unbuild.

Example Sentences

"One side of the road was entirely unbuilt on and afforded the prospect of a level meadow where hay was made and real animals grazed in due season."
"Yerkes created the GNP&BR [Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway] in 1901 by merging two underground railway companies with unbuilt lines - the Great Northern & Strand Railway and the Brompton & Piccadilly Circus Railway."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English unbilt. By surface analysis, un- + built.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: unbilt

Rhymes With

built guilt tilt rebuilt quilt wilt gilt silt spilt hilt kilt milt

Questions

How do you pronounce unbuilt?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnbˈɪlt/.
What does unbuilt mean?: Not built.
Where does unbuilt come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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