untruthful
/ʌnˈtruːθf(ʊ)l/adjective
untruthful is spelled U-N-T-R-U-T-H-F-U-L: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, untruthful means “Not giving the truth; providing untrue facts; lying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in untruthful?
| Letters | 10: U-N-T-R-U-T-H-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 untruthful?
Untruthful appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 untruthful?
- /ʌnˈtruːθf(ʊ)l/
Untruthful has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-untruthful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of untruthful
- more untruthful comparative
- most untruthful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does untruthful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not giving the truth; providing untrue facts; lying.
- 2
Pertaining to falsehood; corrupt; dishonest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Untruthful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | menteur , malhonnête |
| German | unwahrheitlich , unehrlich |
| Spanish | embustero, mentiroso |
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 untruthful come from?
From un- + truthful. Compare Middle English untreuthfull, untrowþeful, wntreuthtfull (“unbelieving, infidel”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).