Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsurprising

/ənsɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
un-sur-pris-ing
IPA
/ənsɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not surprising; expected.

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 surprise English -ing English surprising English unsurprising From un- + surprising.

Derived Forms

unsurprisingly unsurprisingness

Antonyms

surprising

Rhymes With

rising surprising comprising uprising arising advising sizing revising devising disguising chastising despising

Questions

How do you pronounce unsurprising?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənsɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ/.
What does unsurprising mean?
Not surprising; expected.
Where does unsurprising 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 surprise English -ing English surprising English unsurprising From un- + surprising.

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