unquestioning
adjective
unquestioning is spelled U-N-Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-I-N-G: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unquestioning means “Believing without question; having absolute loyalty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unquestioning?
| Letters | 13: U-N-Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 unquestioning?
Unquestioning appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 unquestioning?
- US
Unquestioning 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: En-us-unquestioning.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unquestioning
- more unquestioning comparative
- most unquestioning superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unquestioning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Believing without question; having absolute loyalty.
- 2
derogatoryNaive, blind, uncritical.
unquestioning faith
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unquestioning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense believing without question:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | incuestionante, non cuestionante |
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 unquestioning come from?
From un- + questioning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).