uninteresting
adjective
uninteresting is spelled U-N-I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uninteresting means “Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uninteresting?
| Letters | 13: U-N-I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 uninteresting?
Uninteresting appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 uninteresting?
Uninteresting 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 uninteresting
- more uninteresting comparative
- most uninteresting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uninteresting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uninteresting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inintéressant |
| German | uninteressant |
| Spanish | poco interesante, sin interés, ininteresante |
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 uninteresting come from?
From un- + interesting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).