unskilled
/ʌnˈskɪld/adjective
unskilled is spelled U-N-S-K-I-L-L-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unskilled means “Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unskilled?
| Letters | 9: U-N-S-K-I-L-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th 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 unskilled?
Unskilled appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 unskilled?
- /ʌnˈskɪld/
Unskilled has 2 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-unskilled.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unskilled
- more unskilled comparative
- most unskilled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unskilled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training.
- 2
Of a job: not requiring skill or training.
- 3
Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unskilled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training:
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 unskilled come from?
From un- + skilled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).