innumerate
/ɪˈnjuːmə.ɹət/adjective, noun
innumerate is spelled I-N-N-U-M-E-R-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, innumerate means “Lacking numeracy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in innumerate?
| Letters | 10: I-N-N-U-M-E-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 innumerate?
Innumerate appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 innumerate?
- /ɪˈnjuːmə.ɹət/
- /ɪˈnuːmə.ɹət/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-innumerate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of innumerate
- more innumerate comparative
- most innumerate superlative
- innumerates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does innumerate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking numeracy.
noun
- 1
One who lacks numeracy skills.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does innumerate come from?
From in- + numerate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).