involuntarily
in·vol·un·ta·ri·ly/ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/adverb
involuntarily is spelled I-N-V-O-L-U-N-T-A-R-I-L-Y: 13 letters and 6 syllables (in·vol·un·ta·ri·ly). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, involuntarily means “In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in involuntarily?
| Letters | 13: I-N-V-O-L-U-N-T-A-R-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: in·vol·un·ta·ri·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is involuntarily?
Involuntarily appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce involuntarily?
- UK /ɪnˈvɒləntɹɪli/
- US /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/
- Canada /ɪnˈvɒlənˌtɛɹɪli/
Involuntarily has 6 syllables, split in·vol·un·ta·ri·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-involuntarily.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with involuntarily?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as involuntarily from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹɪli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of involuntarily
- more involuntarily comparative
- most involuntarily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does involuntarily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought.
Her leg twitched involuntarily.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Involuntarily in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an involuntary manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | involontairement, sans le faire exprès |
| German | unwillkürlich, unabsichtlich |
| Portuguese | involuntariamente |
| Spanish | involuntariamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does involuntarily come from?
From involuntary + -ly or in- + voluntarily.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).