uneducated
/ʌnˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/adjective, noun
uneducated is spelled U-N-E-D-U-C-A-T-E-D: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uneducated means “Not educated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uneducated?
| Letters | 10: U-N-E-D-U-C-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 uneducated?
Uneducated appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 uneducated?
- UK /ʌnˈɛdjʊkeɪtɪd/
- UK /ʌnˈɛd͡ʒʊkeɪtɪd/
- US /ʌnˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/
Uneducated has 5 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uneducated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with uneducated?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as uneducated from its last stressed vowel (/ɛdʒəkeɪtɪd/):
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 uneducated
- more uneducated comparative
- most uneducated superlative
- uneducateds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uneducated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not educated.
noun
- 1
Someone who lacks education.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uneducated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not educated:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inculte |
| German | ungebildet, bildungsfern |
| Portuguese | inculto |
| Spanish | inculto, sin estudios, non educado, ineducado, indocto |
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 uneducated come from?
From un- + educated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).