uncharacteristic
adjective
uncharacteristic is spelled U-N-C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-I-S-T-I-C: 16 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uncharacteristic means “Not characteristic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uncharacteristic?
| Letters | 16: U-N-C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-I-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 uncharacteristic?
Uncharacteristic appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 uncharacteristic?
Uncharacteristic 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).
Forms of uncharacteristic
- more uncharacteristic comparative
- most uncharacteristic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uncharacteristic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not characteristic.
- 2
Out of character; behavior that is unusual for a given person or thing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).