# unusually vs usually

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### unusually
*adverb · IPA /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/ · frequency rank #10,305*
In an unusual manner.

### usually
*adverb · IPA /ˈjuːʒʊəli/ · frequency rank #744*
Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

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