untraditional
adjective
untraditional is spelled U-N-T-R-A-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, untraditional means “Not traditional; departing from tradition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in untraditional?
| Letters | 13: U-N-T-R-A-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 untraditional?
Untraditional appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 untraditional?
Untraditional has 5 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 untraditional
- more untraditional comparative
- most untraditional superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does untraditional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not traditional; departing from tradition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).