insanitary
adjective
insanitary is spelled I-N-S-A-N-I-T-A-R-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, insanitary means “Of or pertaining to a lack of sanitation; unsanitary, dirty, unhealthy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in insanitary?
| Letters | 10: I-N-S-A-N-I-T-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 insanitary?
Insanitary appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 insanitary?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-insanitary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of insanitary
- more insanitary comparative
- most insanitary superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does insanitary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to a lack of sanitation; unsanitary, dirty, unhealthy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Insanitary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | insalubre |
| Spanish | insanitario |
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 insanitary come from?
From in- + sanitary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).