unpleasant

/ʌnˈpleznt/

//ʌnˈpleznt// adj

The verdict

“unpleasant” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desagradável

Corpus desk

Index PT-unpleasant · unpleasant · Portuguese

unpleasant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for unpleasant
PropertyValue
Headwordunpleasant
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ʌnˈpleznt/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “unpleasant” em português

unpleasantestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unpleasant is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʌnˈpleznt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "desagradável".

No misspelling variants are generated for unpleasant in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is unpleasant, spelled U-N-P-L-E-A-S-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    desagradável

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unpleasant"?
"unpleasant" is spelled U-N-P-L-E-A-S-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ʌnˈpleznt/.
What does "unpleasant" mean?
As an adjective, "unpleasant" means: desagradável
How do you pronounce "unpleasant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unpleasant" is /ʌnˈpleznt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unpleasant" come from?
"unpleasant" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list