unceremonious
adjective
unceremonious is spelled U-N-C-E-R-E-M-O-N-I-O-U-S: 13 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unceremonious means “Not ceremonious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unceremonious?
| Letters | 13: U-N-C-E-R-E-M-O-N-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 unceremonious?
Unceremonious appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 unceremonious?
Unceremonious has 6 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). Recordings: En-unceremonious.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unceremonious
- more unceremonious comparative
- most unceremonious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unceremonious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not ceremonious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unceremonious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not ceremonious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incérémonieux |
| German | unzeremoniell |
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 unceremonious come from?
From un- + ceremonious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).