unpunctual
adjective
unpunctual is spelled U-N-P-U-N-C-T-U-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unpunctual means “Not punctual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unpunctual?
| Letters | 10: U-N-P-U-N-C-T-U-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 unpunctual?
Unpunctual appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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).
What does unpunctual mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not punctual.
Jim was so unpunctual – always late!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unpunctual in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not punctual:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | impuntual |
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 unpunctual come from?
From un- + punctual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).