Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsubscribe

/ənsəbskɹˈaɪb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: un-sub-scribe
IPA: /ənsəbskɹˈaɪb/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cancel a subscription, especially to an online service.

Intransitive verb

noun

An unsubscription.

Example Sentences

"How do I unsubscribe from your mailing list?"
"Given how easy it is to filter messages or simply delete them, unsubscribes are significant events. Taken together, these metrics can tell you a lot about the quality of the email you're sending and provide the basis for testing your customer lists […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin subscrīberebor. Middle English subscriben English subscribe English unsubscribe From un- + subscribe.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

unsubscribes (present, singular) unsubscribing (participle, present) unsubscribed (participle, past) unsubscribed (past) unsubscribes (plural)

Derived Forms

unsubscriber

Frequently Paired Words

unfollow unfriend

Rhymes With

describe tribe subscribe vibe bribe prescribe scribe ascribe transcribe jibe imbibe inscribe

Questions

How do you pronounce unsubscribe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənsəbskɹˈaɪb/.
What does unsubscribe mean?: To cancel a subscription, especially to an online service.
Where does unsubscribe come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin subscrīberebor. Middle English subscriben English subscribe English unsubscribe From un- + subscribe.

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