uninviting
un·in·vit·ing/ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/adjective
uninviting is spelled U-N-I-N-V-I-T-I-N-G: 10 letters and 4 syllables (un·in·vit·ing). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uninviting means “Not inviting, not attractive, not welcoming” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uninviting?
| Letters | 10: U-N-I-N-V-I-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: un·in·vit·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 uninviting?
Uninviting appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 uninviting?
- US /ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/
Uninviting has 4 syllables, split un·in·vit·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with uninviting?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as uninviting from its last stressed vowel (/aɪtɪŋ/):
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 uninviting
- more uninviting comparative
- most uninviting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uninviting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not inviting, not attractive, not welcoming.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does uninviting come from?
From un- + inviting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).