uninformed
/ʌnɪnˈfɔɹmd/adjective
uninformed is spelled U-N-I-N-F-O-R-M-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uninformed means “Not informed; ignorant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uninformed?
| Letters | 10: U-N-I-N-F-O-R-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is uninformed?
Uninformed appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 uninformed?
- US /ʌnɪnˈfɔɹmd/
Uninformed has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uninformed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with uninformed?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as uninformed from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹmd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of uninformed
- more uninformed comparative
- most uninformed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uninformed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not informed; ignorant.
- 2
obsoleteNot imbued with life or activity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uninformed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not informed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ignaro, desinformado |
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 uninformed come from?
From un- + informed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).