unsightly
/ʌnˈsaɪtli/adjective
unsightly is spelled U-N-S-I-G-H-T-L-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unsightly means “Displeasing to the eye” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsightly?
| Letters | 9: U-N-S-I-G-H-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 unsightly?
Unsightly appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 unsightly?
- /ʌnˈsaɪtli/
Unsightly has 3 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-unsightly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unsightly
- more unsightly comparative
- most unsightly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsightly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Displeasing to the eye.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unsightly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense displeasing to the eye:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | disgracieux, inesthétique |
| Portuguese | antiestético |
| Spanish | antiestético |
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 unsightly come from?
From un- + sightly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).