unworldly
adjective
unworldly is spelled U-N-W-O-R-L-D-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unworldly means “Exceeding what is typically found in the world; exceptional, transcendent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unworldly?
| Letters | 9: U-N-W-O-R-L-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 unworldly?
Unworldly appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 unworldly?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unworldly.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-unwordly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unworldly
- unworldlier comparative
- unworldliest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unworldly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Exceeding what is typically found in the world; exceptional, transcendent.
- 2
Characterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded.
- 3
Not belonging to this world; celestial.
- 4
Lacking sophistication.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unworldly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lacking sophistication:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | weltfremd |
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 unworldly come from?
From un- + worldly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).