unavoidably
adverb
unavoidably is spelled U-N-A-V-O-I-D-A-B-L-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unavoidably means “In an unavoidable manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unavoidably?
| Letters | 11: U-N-A-V-O-I-D-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unavoidably?
Unavoidably appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 unavoidably?
- US
Unavoidably has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-unavoidably.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unavoidably
- more unavoidably comparative
- most unavoidably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unavoidably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an unavoidable manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unavoidably in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an unavoidable manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inévitablement, inéluctablement |
| Portuguese | inevitavelmente |
| Spanish | inevitablemente, ineludiblemente |
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 unavoidably come from?
From unavoidable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).