# unnecessarily vs unnecessary

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### unnecessarily
*adverb · frequency rank #16,817*
In an unnecessary way; not by necessity.

### unnecessary
*adjective · IPA /ʌnˈnɛs.ə.s(ə)ɹɪ/ · frequency rank #5,376*
Not needed or necessary.

## Source
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