unpalatable
adjective, noun
unpalatable is spelled U-N-P-A-L-A-T-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unpalatable means “Unpleasant to the taste” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unpalatable?
| Letters | 11: U-N-P-A-L-A-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unpalatable?
Unpalatable appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 unpalatable?
Unpalatable has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of unpalatable
- more unpalatable comparative
- most unpalatable superlative
- unpalatables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unpalatable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unpleasant to the taste.
- 2
Unpleasant or disagreeable.
noun
- 1
Anything distasteful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unpalatable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dégoutant, peu appétissant , désagréable |
| German | geschmacklos, unappetitlich , unangenehm, abstoßend, widerwärtig |
| Spanish | desagradable, incomible, intragable, no paladeable, poco paladeable, nada paladeable |
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 unpalatable come from?
From un- + palatable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).