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unraveled

/ənɹˈævəld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
un-rav-eled
IPA
/ənɹˈævəld/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Disentangled or cleared up.

verb

simple past and past participle of unravel

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From unravel + -ed. Cognate with Dutch ontrafeld (“unravelled”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more unraveled (comparative) most unraveled (superlative) unravelled (alternative, UK)

Rhymes With

traveled travelled raveled

Questions

How do you pronounce unraveled?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənɹˈævəld/.
What does unraveled mean?
Disentangled or cleared up.
Where does unraveled come from?
From unravel + -ed. Cognate with Dutch ontrafeld (“unravelled”).

How to pronounce unraveled

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