uninspired
/ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪəd/adjective, verb
uninspired is spelled U-N-I-N-S-P-I-R-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uninspired means “Lacking inspiration; dull or dry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uninspired?
| Letters | 10: U-N-I-N-S-P-I-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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 uninspired?
Uninspired appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 uninspired?
- /ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪəd/
Uninspired 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-uninspired.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uninspired
- more uninspired comparative
- most uninspired superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uninspired mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking inspiration; dull or dry.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of uninspire
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does uninspired come from?
From un- + inspired.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).