inauspicious
/ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs/adjective
inauspicious is spelled I-N-A-U-S-P-I-C-I-O-U-S: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, inauspicious means “Not auspicious; ill-omened” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inauspicious?
| Letters | 12: I-N-A-U-S-P-I-C-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inauspicious?
Inauspicious appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce inauspicious?
- /ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs/
Inauspicious has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inauspicious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inauspicious
- more inauspicious comparative
- most inauspicious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inauspicious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not auspicious; ill-omened.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inauspicious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense boding ill:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inauspicieux |
| German | ungünstig |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does inauspicious come from?
From in- + auspicious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).