unscrupulous
un·scru·pu·lous/ˌʌnˈskɹuːpjʊləs/adjective
unscrupulous is spelled U-N-S-C-R-U-P-U-L-O-U-S: 12 letters and 4 syllables (un·scru·pu·lous). It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unscrupulous means “Without scruples; immoral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unscrupulous?
| Letters | 12: U-N-S-C-R-U-P-U-L-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: un·scru·pu·lous |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 unscrupulous?
Unscrupulous appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 unscrupulous?
- /ˌʌnˈskɹuːpjʊləs/
Unscrupulous has 4 syllables, split un·scru·pu·lous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unscrupulous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unscrupulous
- more unscrupulous comparative
- most unscrupulous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unscrupulous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without scruples; immoral.
- 2
Contemptuous of what is right or honorable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unscrupulous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inscrupuleux, peu scrupuleux, sans scrupule |
| German | skrupellos, rücksichtslos, gewissenlos, hemmungslos, bedenkenlos, unnachsichtig |
| Portuguese | inescrupuloso |
| Spanish | inescrupuloso , desaprensivo |
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 unscrupulous come from?
From un- + scrupulous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).