ungentle
adjective
ungentle is spelled U-N-G-E-N-T-L-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ungentle means “Showing a lack of gentleness, kindness or compassion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ungentle?
| Letters | 8: U-N-G-E-N-T-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 ungentle?
Ungentle appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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).
Forms of ungentle
- ungentler comparative
- ungentlest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ungentle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showing a lack of gentleness, kindness or compassion.
- 2
obsoleteNot acting according to accepted ethics or standards of behaviour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ungentle come from?
From un- + gentle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).