unmerited
un·mer·it·ed/ˌʌnˈmɛɹɪtɪd/adjective
unmerited is spelled U-N-M-E-R-I-T-E-D: 9 letters and 4 syllables (un·mer·it·ed). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unmerited means “Not merited” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unmerited?
| Letters | 9: U-N-M-E-R-I-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: un·mer·it·ed |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is unmerited?
Unmerited appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 unmerited?
- /ˌʌnˈmɛɹɪtɪd/
Unmerited has 4 syllables, split un·mer·it·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unmerited.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unmerited
- more unmerited comparative
- most unmerited superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unmerited mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not merited.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unmerited in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not merited:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | inmerecido, inmérito |
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 unmerited come from?
From un- + merited.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).