unbelief
/ʌnbɪˈliːf/noun
unbelief is spelled U-N-B-E-L-I-E-F: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unbelief means “An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unbelief is unbeliefs.
How many letters and syllables are in unbelief?
| Letters | 8: U-N-B-E-L-I-E-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th 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; 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 unbelief?
Unbelief appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 unbelief?
- UK /ʌnbɪˈliːf/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-unbelief.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with unbelief?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unbelief from its last stressed vowel (/if/, British pronunciation):
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 unbelief
- unbeliefs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unbelief mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unbelief in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of belief:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incrédulité |
| German | Unglaube |
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 unbelief come from?
From Middle English unbilefe, unbileve, equivalent to un- + belief.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).