unsporting
adjective
unsporting is spelled U-N-S-P-O-R-T-I-N-G: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unsporting means “unfair, or not sportsmanlike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsporting?
| Letters | 10: U-N-S-P-O-R-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 unsporting?
Unsporting appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 unsporting
- more unsporting comparative
- most unsporting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsporting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
unfair, or not sportsmanlike
- 2
Not taking part in sport; unsporty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unsporting come from?
From un- + sporting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).