# unlike vs unlikely

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### unlike
*adjective · IPA /ʌnˈlaɪk/ · frequency rank #2,652*
Not like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance; unalike.

### unlikely
*adjective · IPA /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ · frequency rank #4,279*
Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.

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