unnatural
un·nat·u·ral/ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/adjective, noun
unnatural is spelled U-N-N-A-T-U-R-A-L: 9 letters and 4 syllables (un·nat·u·ral). It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unnatural means “Not natural” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unnatural?
| Letters | 9: U-N-N-A-T-U-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: un·nat·u·ral |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th 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 unnatural?
Unnatural appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th 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 unnatural?
- /ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/
Unnatural has 4 syllables, split un·nat·u·ral in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unnatural.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unnatural
- more unnatural comparative
- most unnatural superlative
- unnaturals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unnatural mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not natural.
- 2
Not occurring in nature, the environment or atmosphere
- 3
Going against nature; perverse.
noun
- 1
derogatoryOne who is unnatural, against nature, perverse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unnatural in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not natural:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | peu naturel, contre nature |
| German | unnatürlich, widernatürlich |
| Portuguese | antinatural, contranatural, contranatura |
| Spanish | poco/nada natural |
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 unnatural come from?
From Middle English unnatural, unnaturel, equivalent to un- + natural.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).