unworthiness
noun
unworthiness is spelled U-N-W-O-R-T-H-I-N-E-S-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unworthiness means “The characteristic or condition of being unworthy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unworthiness is unworthinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in unworthiness?
| Letters | 12: U-N-W-O-R-T-H-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 unworthiness?
Unworthiness appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 unworthiness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-unworthiness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unworthiness
- unworthinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unworthiness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic or condition of being unworthy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unworthiness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the characteristic or condition of being unworthy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indignité |
| Portuguese | indignidade |
| Spanish | indignidad |
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 unworthiness come from?
From Middle English unworthynesse; equivalent to unworthy + -ness or un- + worthiness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).