unimpressive
adjective
unimpressive is spelled U-N-I-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-V-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unimpressive means “Lacking the ability to impress, inability to produce an impression” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unimpressive?
| Letters | 12: U-N-I-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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 unimpressive?
Unimpressive appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 unimpressive?
Unimpressive has 4 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 unimpressive
- more unimpressive comparative
- most unimpressive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unimpressive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking the ability to impress, inability to produce an impression.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unimpressive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lacking the ability to impress:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unbeeindruckend |
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 unimpressive come from?
From un- + impressive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).