unwelcoming
adjective
unwelcoming is spelled U-N-W-E-L-C-O-M-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unwelcoming means “Lacking in hospitality, accessibility and cordiality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unwelcoming?
| Letters | 11: U-N-W-E-L-C-O-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th 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 unwelcoming?
Unwelcoming appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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 unwelcoming
- more unwelcoming comparative
- most unwelcoming superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unwelcoming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking in hospitality, accessibility and cordiality.
The townspeople were unwelcoming, making little effort to make the newcomer feel welcome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unwelcoming come from?
From un- + welcoming.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).