unskillful
adjective
unskillful is spelled U-N-S-K-I-L-L-F-U-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unskillful means “Not skillful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unskillful?
| Letters | 10: U-N-S-K-I-L-L-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 unskillful?
Unskillful appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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).
Forms of unskillful
- more unskillful comparative
- most unskillful superlative
- unskilful
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unskillful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not skillful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unskillful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not skilful:
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 unskillful come from?
From un- + skillful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).