# unlikely vs untimely

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### untimely
*adjective · IPA /ʌnˈtaɪmli/ · frequency rank #24,945*
At an inopportune time.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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