unkind
un·kind/ʌnˈkaɪnd/adjective
unkind is spelled U-N-K-I-N-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables (un·kind). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unkind means “Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unkind?
| Letters | 6: U-N-K-I-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: un·kind |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th 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 unkind?
Unkind appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 unkind?
- US /ʌnˈkaɪnd/
Unkind has 2 syllables, split un·kind in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-unkind.oga, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-unkind.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with unkind?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unkind from its last stressed vowel (/aɪnd/):
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 unkind
- unkinder comparative
- more unkind comparative
- unkindest superlative
- most unkind superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unkind mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
- 2
obsoleteNot kind; contrary to nature or type; unnatural.
- 3
obsoleteHaving no race or kindred; childless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unkind come from?
Inherited from Middle English unkynde; equivalent to un- + kind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).