injudicious
/ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəs/adjective
injudicious is spelled I-N-J-U-D-I-C-I-O-U-S: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, injudicious means “Showing poor judgement; not well judged” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in injudicious?
| Letters | 11: I-N-J-U-D-I-C-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 injudicious?
Injudicious appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 injudicious?
- /ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəs/
Injudicious 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-injudicious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of injudicious
- more injudicious comparative
- most injudicious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does injudicious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showing poor judgement; not well judged.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Injudicious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense showing poor judgement; not well judged:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | injudicieux |
| German | unklug |
| Portuguese | imprudente |
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 injudicious come from?
From in- + judicious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).