unpopularity
/ˌʌnˌpɒpjʊˈlæɹɪti/noun
unpopularity is spelled U-N-P-O-P-U-L-A-R-I-T-Y: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unpopularity means “The property or degree of being unpopular, or the absence or lack of popularity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unpopularity is unpopularities.
How many letters and syllables are in unpopularity?
| Letters | 12: U-N-P-O-P-U-L-A-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 unpopularity?
Unpopularity appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 unpopularity?
- /ˌʌnˌpɒpjʊˈlæɹɪti/
Unpopularity has 6 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-unpopularity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unpopularity
- unpopularities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unpopularity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property or degree of being unpopular, or the absence or lack of popularity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unpopularity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense property or degree of being unpopular:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impopularité |
| German | Unpopularität |
| Portuguese | impopularidade |
| Spanish | impopularidad |
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 unpopularity come from?
From un- + popularity or unpopular + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).