unmerciful
un·mer·ci·ful/ʌnˈmɝsɪfl̩/adjective
unmerciful is spelled U-N-M-E-R-C-I-F-U-L: 10 letters and 4 syllables (un·mer·ci·ful). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unmerciful means “not showing mercy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unmerciful?
| Letters | 10: U-N-M-E-R-C-I-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: un·mer·ci·ful |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 unmerciful?
Unmerciful appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 unmerciful?
- US /ʌnˈmɝsɪfl̩/
- UK /ʌnˈmɜːsɪfl̩/
Unmerciful has 4 syllables, split un·mer·ci·ful in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unmerciful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with unmerciful?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unmerciful from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹsɪfl/):
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 unmerciful
- more unmerciful comparative
- most unmerciful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unmerciful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
not showing mercy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unmerciful come from?
From Middle English unmerciful, unmercifull; equivalent to un- + merciful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).