unfashionable
adjective
unfashionable is spelled U-N-F-A-S-H-I-O-N-A-B-L-E: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unfashionable means “Not fashionable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unfashionable?
| Letters | 13: U-N-F-A-S-H-I-O-N-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th 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 unfashionable?
Unfashionable appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 unfashionable?
Unfashionable 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).
Forms of unfashionable
- more unfashionable comparative
- most unfashionable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unfashionable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not fashionable.
- 2
obsoleteThat cannot be fashioned; unshapely, distorted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unfashionable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not fashionable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | quétaine |
| Portuguese | fora de moda, brega, cafona |
| Spanish | demodé, pasado, pasado de moda |
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 unfashionable come from?
From un- + fashionable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).