Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uninspiring

/ʌn.ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: unin-spir-ing
IPA: /ʌn.ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"One might imagine that the directors foresaw the somewhat uninspiring appearance of the future Manchester stations, and decided to start as it was intended to go on."

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 inspiring English uninspiring From un- + inspiring.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʌn.ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ/
British English: /ʌn.ɪnˈspaɪə.ɹɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more uninspiring (comparative) most uninspiring (superlative)

Derived Forms

uninspiringly

Frequently Paired Words

uninspired

Synonyms

indifferent pedestrian unexceptional average comme ci comme ça crappy moderate decent lackluster meh mediocre mid

Rhymes With

firing hiring inspiring acquiring retiring aspiring wiring tiring admiring conspiring expiring perspiring

Questions

How do you pronounce uninspiring?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌn.ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ/.
What does uninspiring mean?: Not inspiring.
Where does uninspiring 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 inspiring English uninspiring From un- + inspiring.

How to pronounce uninspiring

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “uninspiring”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ʌn.ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “uninspiring”.
Repeat and practice — Say “uninspiring” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.