unbefitting
adjective, verb
unbefitting is spelled U-N-B-E-F-I-T-T-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unbefitting means “Not befitting; not appropriate or suitable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unbefitting?
| Letters | 11: U-N-B-E-F-I-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 unbefitting?
Unbefitting appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 unbefitting
- more unbefitting comparative
- most unbefitting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unbefitting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not befitting; not appropriate or suitable.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of unbefit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unbefitting come from?
From un- + befitting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).