# unwillingly vs unwittingly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### unwillingly
*adverb · frequency rank #49,696*
In an unwilling or uncooperative manner.

### unwittingly
*adverb · IPA /ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/ · frequency rank #26,649*
In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly.

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