uncommonly
adverb
uncommonly is spelled U-N-C-O-M-M-O-N-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, uncommonly means “To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uncommonly?
| Letters | 10: U-N-C-O-M-M-O-N-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 uncommonly?
Uncommonly appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 uncommonly?
- US
Uncommonly has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-uncommonly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uncommonly
- more uncommonly comparative
- most uncommonly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uncommonly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.
- 2
Not often; on rare occasions.
Not uncommonly, I find that I have arrived too late to catch my train.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uncommonly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to an uncommon degree:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | extraordinariamente |
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 uncommonly come from?
From uncommon + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).