unsportsmanlike
adjective
unsportsmanlike is spelled U-N-S-P-O-R-T-S-M-A-N-L-I-K-E: 15 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unsportsmanlike means “Violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsportsmanlike?
| Letters | 15: U-N-S-P-O-R-T-S-M-A-N-L-I-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th 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 unsportsmanlike?
Unsportsmanlike appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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 unsportsmanlike?
Unsportsmanlike has 4 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).
Forms of unsportsmanlike
- more unsportsmanlike comparative
- most unsportsmanlike superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsportsmanlike mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unsportsmanlike in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unsportlich |
| Portuguese | antiesportivo, antidesportivo |
| Spanish | antideportivo |
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.