unfamiliarity
noun
unfamiliarity is spelled U-N-F-A-M-I-L-I-A-R-I-T-Y: 13 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unfamiliarity means “Lack of familiarity; ignorance or inexperience” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unfamiliarity is unfamiliarities.
How many letters and syllables are in unfamiliarity?
| Letters | 13: U-N-F-A-M-I-L-I-A-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th 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 unfamiliarity?
Unfamiliarity appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 unfamiliarity?
Unfamiliarity 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 unfamiliarity
- unfamiliarities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unfamiliarity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Lack of familiarity; ignorance or inexperience.
Due to my unfamiliarity with the library's catalog system, it took several hours to find the book.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unfamiliarity come from?
From un- + familiarity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).