unintelligent
/ˌʌnənˈtɛləd͡ʒənt/adjective
unintelligent is spelled U-N-I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unintelligent means “Not intelligent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unintelligent?
| Letters | 13: U-N-I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd 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 unintelligent?
Unintelligent appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 unintelligent?
- US /ˌʌnənˈtɛləd͡ʒənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-unintelligent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unintelligent
- more unintelligent comparative
- most unintelligent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unintelligent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not intelligent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unintelligent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not intelligent:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inintelligent |
| Spanish | ininteligente |
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 unintelligent come from?
From un- + intelligent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).