unambitious
adjective
unambitious is spelled U-N-A-M-B-I-T-I-O-U-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unambitious means “Having little ambition for success or achievement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unambitious?
| Letters | 11: U-N-A-M-B-I-T-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 unambitious?
Unambitious appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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).
Forms of unambitious
- more unambitious comparative
- most unambitious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unambitious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having little ambition for success or achievement
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unambitious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having little ambition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | peu ambitieux, sans ambition |
| German | anspruchslos |
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 unambitious come from?
From un- + ambitious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).