Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsuspecting

/ˌʌnsəspˈɛktɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
un-sus-pect-ing
IPA
/ˌʌnsəspˈɛktɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not suspecting; without any suspicion.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English suspecting English unsuspecting From un- + suspecting.

Inflected Forms

more unsuspecting (comparative) most unsuspecting (superlative)

Derived Forms

unsuspectingly unsuspectingness

Synonyms

unsuspicious

Rhymes With

expecting protecting collecting connecting affecting reflecting directing selecting respecting rejecting self-respecting projecting

Questions

How do you pronounce unsuspecting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnsəspˈɛktɪŋ/.
What does unsuspecting mean?
Not suspecting; without any suspicion.
Where does unsuspecting come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English suspecting English unsuspecting From un- + suspecting.

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