Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untold

/ʌnˈtoʊld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
un-told
IPA
/ʌnˈtoʊld/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not told; not related; not revealed; secret.

adj

Not numbered or counted.

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Etymology

From Old English unteald (“not counted or reckoned”), from tellan (“count, relate, tell”).

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Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ʌnˈtoʊld/
  • British English: /ʌnˈtəʊld/

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Questions

How do you pronounce untold?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈtoʊld/.
What does untold mean?
Not told; not related; not revealed; secret.
Where does untold come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce untold

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