unintentional
un·in·tent·ion·al/ˌʌnɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nəl/adjective
unintentional is spelled U-N-I-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-N-A-L: 13 letters and 5 syllables (un·in·tent·ion·al). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unintentional means “Inadvertent; unwitting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unintentional?
| Letters | 13: U-N-I-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: un·in·tent·ion·al |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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; 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 unintentional?
Unintentional appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 unintentional?
- UK /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃn̩(ə)l/
- UK [ˌʌnɪnˈtʰɛnʃənɫ̩]
- US /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nəl/
Unintentional has 5 syllables, split un·in·tent·ion·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unintentional.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with unintentional?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unintentional from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnʃnəl/):
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 unintentional
- more unintentional comparative
- most unintentional superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unintentional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Inadvertent; unwitting.
Near-synonyms: incidental; see also Thesaurus:accidental, Thesaurus:unintentional
- 2
Unmindful.
She kindly remonstrated us for allowing our yoga to be so unintentional; she reminded us that it is supposed to be more than mere absent-minded stretching.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unintentional in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inintentionnel |
| German | unabsichtlich, unbeabsichtigt |
| Spanish | desintencionado, inintencionado, involuntario, sin querer, sin proponérselo, non intencional |
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 unintentional come from?
From un- + intentional.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).