unappetizing
adjective
unappetizing is spelled U-N-A-P-P-E-T-I-Z-I-N-G: 12 letters and 5 syllables. 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, unappetizing means “Not appetizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unappetizing?
| Letters | 12: U-N-A-P-P-E-T-I-Z-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 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 unappetizing?
Unappetizing 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).
How do you pronounce unappetizing?
Unappetizing has 5 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).
Forms of unappetizing
- more unappetizing comparative
- most unappetizing superlative
- unappetising
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unappetizing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not appetizing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unappetizing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not appetizing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | peu appétissant |
| Portuguese | desapetitoso |
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 unappetizing come from?
From un- + appetizing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).