unalike
un·a·like/ˌʌnəˈlaɪk/adjective
unalike is spelled U-N-A-L-I-K-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables (un·a·like). It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unalike means “Of an unlike kind; different” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unalike?
| Letters | 7: U-N-A-L-I-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: un·a·like |
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 unalike?
Unalike appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 unalike?
- US /ˌʌnəˈlaɪk/
Unalike has 3 syllables, split un·a·like in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with unalike?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unalike from its last stressed vowel (/aɪk/):
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 unalike
- more unalike comparative
- most unalike superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unalike mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of an unlike kind; different
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unalike come from?
Inherited from Middle English unylich, from Old English unġelic, from Proto-Germanic *ungalīkaz. By surface analysis, un- + alike.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).