Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unproved

/ənpɹˈuvd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
un-proved
IPA
/ənpɹˈuvd/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not proved.

British usage

Etymology

From un- + proved.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more unproved (comparative) most unproved (superlative) unproven (alternative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce unproved?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənpɹˈuvd/.
What does unproved mean?
Not proved.
Where does unproved come from?
From un- + proved.

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