inexpedient
/ɪnɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/adjective
inexpedient is spelled I-N-E-X-P-E-D-I-E-N-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, inexpedient means “Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; unsuitable to time and place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inexpedient?
| Letters | 11: I-N-E-X-P-E-D-I-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inexpedient?
Inexpedient appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 inexpedient?
- UK /ɪnɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inexpedient.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inexpedient
- more inexpedient comparative
- most inexpedient superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inexpedient mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; unsuitable to time and place
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does inexpedient come from?
From in- + expedient.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).