uncongenial
adjective
uncongenial is spelled U-N-C-O-N-G-E-N-I-A-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uncongenial means “Not congenial, compatible or sympathetic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uncongenial?
| Letters | 11: U-N-C-O-N-G-E-N-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 uncongenial?
Uncongenial appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 uncongenial?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uncongenial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uncongenial
- more uncongenial comparative
- most uncongenial superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uncongenial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not congenial, compatible or sympathetic.
- 2
Not appropriate; unsuitable.
- 3
Not pleasing; disagreeable.
He found office life uncongenial, and eventually left the company.
- 4
Incapable of being grafted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uncongenial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ungleich, ungleichartig, divergent , unangemessen, unpassend , unangenehm |
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 uncongenial come from?
From un- + congenial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).