unauthentic
/ˌʌnɔˈθɛn.tɪk/adjective
unauthentic is spelled U-N-A-U-T-H-E-N-T-I-C: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unauthentic means “Not authentic; inauthentic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unauthentic?
| Letters | 11: U-N-A-U-T-H-E-N-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is unauthentic?
Unauthentic appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 unauthentic?
- UK /ˌʌnɔːˈθɛn.tɪk/
- US /ˌʌnɔˈθɛn.tɪk/
- US /ˌʌnɑˈθɛn.tɪk/
Unauthentic has 4 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).
What rhymes with unauthentic?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unauthentic from its last stressed vowel (/ɛntɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of unauthentic
- more unauthentic comparative
- most unauthentic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unauthentic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not authentic; inauthentic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unauthentic come from?
From un- + authentic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).