Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unladen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: un-laden
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not carrying anything; unburdened.

verb

past participle of unlade

Example Sentences

"What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?"

Etymology

From un- + laden, from lade (“to load or burden”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Questions

What does unladen mean?: Not carrying anything; unburdened.
Where does unladen come from?: From un- + laden, from lade (“to load or burden”).

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