unfilial
/ʌnˈfɪlɪəl/adjective
unfilial is spelled U-N-F-I-L-I-A-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unfilial means “Not befitting or proper for a son” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unfilial?
| Letters | 8: U-N-F-I-L-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 unfilial?
Unfilial appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 unfilial?
- UK /ʌnˈfɪlɪəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of unfilial
- more unfilial comparative
- most unfilial superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unfilial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not befitting or proper for a son.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unfilial come from?
From un- + filial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).