unsociable
adjective, noun
unsociable is spelled U-N-S-O-C-I-A-B-L-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unsociable means “not desiring the company of others” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsociable?
| Letters | 10: U-N-S-O-C-I-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 unsociable?
Unsociable appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 unsociable?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unsociable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unsociable
- more unsociable comparative
- most unsociable superlative
- unsociables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsociable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
not desiring the company of others
- 2
not congenial or compatible
- 3
unfriendly
noun
- 1
A person who is not sociable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unsociable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | huraño, chúntaro, insociable, chúcaro , morugo |
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 unsociable come from?
From un- + sociable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).