unscientific
adjective
unscientific is spelled U-N-S-C-I-E-N-T-I-F-I-C: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unscientific means “Not scientific” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unscientific?
| Letters | 12: U-N-S-C-I-E-N-T-I-F-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 unscientific?
Unscientific appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 unscientific?
Unscientific has 5 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-unscientific.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unscientific
- more unscientific comparative
- most unscientific superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unscientific mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not scientific
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unscientific in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not scientific:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unwissenschaftlich |
| Spanish | acientífico |
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 unscientific come from?
From un- + scientific.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).