# unexpected vs unexpectedly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### unexpected
*adjective · IPA /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/ · frequency rank #4,907*
Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

### unexpectedly
*adverb · IPA /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/ · frequency rank #11,146*
In an unexpected manner.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unexpected-vs-unexpectedly