Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfrequent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-fre-quent
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.

Archaic

verb

To stop frequenting; cease to frequent.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He was labouring under a pleurisy, which is not unfrequent in the mountainous region, at this season."
"It was no unfrequent event, however, for vessels to be lost."

Etymology

From un- (not) + frequent.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un-
Suffix: frequent

Usage

Inflected Forms

more unfrequent (comparative) most unfrequent (superlative) unfrequents (present, singular) unfrequenting (participle, present) unfrequented (participle, past) unfrequented (past)

Derived Forms

unfrequently

Frequently Paired Words

unfrequency

Synonyms

rare scarce uncommon

Questions

What does unfrequent mean?: Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.
Where does unfrequent come from?: From un- (not) + frequent.

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