unsavoury
adjective
unsavoury is spelled U-N-S-A-V-O-U-R-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unsavoury means “Alternative spelling of unsavory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsavoury?
| Letters | 9: U-N-S-A-V-O-U-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 unsavoury?
Unsavoury appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 unsavoury?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-unsavoury.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unsavoury
- more unsavoury comparative
- most unsavoury superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsavoury mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKAlternative spelling of unsavory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unsavoury come from?
From un- + savoury.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).