unpopular
adjective
unpopular is spelled U-N-P-O-P-U-L-A-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unpopular means “Lacking popularity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unpopular?
| Letters | 9: U-N-P-O-P-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd 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 unpopular?
Unpopular appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd 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 unpopular?
Unpopular has 4 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unpopular.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unpopular
- more unpopular comparative
- most unpopular superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unpopular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking popularity.
an unpopular opinion
- 2
Not liked or popular; disliked or ignored by the public.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unpopular in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lacking popularity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impopulaire |
| German | unpopulär, unbeliebt |
| Portuguese | impopular |
| Spanish | impopular |
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 unpopular come from?
From un- + popular.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).