Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unerring

/ʌnˈɜːɹ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
un-err-ing
IPA
/ʌnˈɜːɹ.ɪŋ/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

consistently accurate; not missing a target.

adj

2007, Clive James, Cultural Amnesia, pages 630–1

adj

2007, Clive James, Cultural Amnesia, pages 630–1: As the assassination of Sadat proved, the Arab irredentists, like the Zionist ultras, have always been unerring in picking off any incipient mediators.

adj

2023 March 23, Phil McNulty, “Italy 1-2 England”, in BBC Sport

adj

2023 March 23, Phil McNulty, “Italy 1-2 England”, in BBC Sport: Debutant Mateo Retegui was the beneficiary of poor work from Harry Maguire, whose failed attempt to close down the danger on the edge of the box allowed the Italians to shift the ball to the 23-year-old to drill an unerring finish past Jordan Pickford after 56 minutes.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From un- + erring.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ʌnˈɜːɹ.ɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more unerring (comparative) most unerring (superlative)

Derived Forms

unerringly unerringness

Synonyms

inerrable inerrant

Questions

How do you pronounce unerring?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈɜːɹ.ɪŋ/.
What does unerring mean?
consistently accurate; not missing a target.
Where does unerring come from?
From un- + erring.

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