unpronounced

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adjective

That is not pronounced.

“The letter p in the word "pterodactyl" is unpronounced.”

OriginEnglish pronounced ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunpronounced (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat is not pronounced.

    The letter p in the word "pterodactyl" is unpronounced.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishpronounced
  9. Englishunpronounced

From un- + pronounced.

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Cite this entry
APA

unpronounced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpronounced

MLA

“unpronounced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpronounced. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpronounced,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpronounced.

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