insalubrious
/ɪnsəˈluːbɹɪəs/adjective
insalubrious is spelled I-N-S-A-L-U-B-R-I-O-U-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, insalubrious means “Unhealthful, not providing or promoting health” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in insalubrious?
| Letters | 12: I-N-S-A-L-U-B-R-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 insalubrious?
Insalubrious appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 insalubrious?
- /ɪnsəˈluːbɹɪəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-insalubrious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of insalubrious
- more insalubrious comparative
- most insalubrious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does insalubrious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unhealthful, not providing or promoting health.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Insalubrious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unhealthful:
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 insalubrious come from?
From in- + salubrious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).