Which to use
“unanimous” is an adjective and “unanimously” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,630
- “unanimous” frequency rank
- #12,706
- “unanimously” frequency rank
- 24336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unanimous | unanimously |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Based on unanimity, assent or agreement. | In a unanimous manner; without objection. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set unanimous and unanimously apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: unanimous is anadjective and unanimouslyanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “unanimous” sits inside “unanimously”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unanimous is recorded at frequency rank #11,630, classified as anadj, pronounced /juːˈnanɪməs/. unanimously is at rank #12,706, tagged as anadv.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24336, this pair ranks #402,722 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unanimous vs unanimously
Shared letters: aimnosu. Private to "unanimous": -. Private to "unanimously": ly.
"unanimous" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "unanimously" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unanimous ← nuanimous · uannimous · unainmous · unanimmous · unanimosu · unanimouss · unanimuos · unaniomus
- unanimously ← nuanimously · uannimously · unainmously · unanimmously · unanimosuly · unanimoulsy · unanimouslly · unanimouslyy
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering unanimous vs unanimously
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “unanimous”; for an adverb, it's “unanimously”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “unanimous” entry
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