Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhealthful

/ənhˈɛlθfəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
un-health-ful
IPA
/ənhˈɛlθfəl/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not promoting health; detrimental to health.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From un- + healthful.

Inflected Forms

more unhealthful (comparative) most unhealthful (superlative)

Derived Forms

unhealthfully unhealthfulness

Synonyms

insalubrious unsanitary insanitary unhealthy

Rhymes With

healthful

Questions

How do you pronounce unhealthful?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənhˈɛlθfəl/.
What does unhealthful mean?
Not promoting health; detrimental to health.
Where does unhealthful come from?
From un- + healthful.

How to pronounce unhealthful

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ənhˈɛlθfəl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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