ungracious
/ʌnˈɡɹeɪʃəs/adjective
ungracious is spelled U-N-G-R-A-C-I-O-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ungracious means “Not gracious; unkind or cold-hearted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ungracious?
| Letters | 10: U-N-G-R-A-C-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 ungracious?
Ungracious appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 ungracious?
- /ʌnˈɡɹeɪʃəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-ungracious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ungracious
- more ungracious comparative
- most ungracious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ungracious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not gracious; unkind or cold-hearted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ungracious come from?
From Middle English ungracious; equivalent to un- + gracious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).