uneasily

adv

"uneasily" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uneasily” is uncommon English (frequency #64,797 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,797
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In an uneasy manner.

Key facts for uneasily
PropertyValue
Headworduneasily
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,797
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “uneasily” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). uneasily lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uneasily is uncommon English at frequency #64,797 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an uneasy manner.".

Zero misspellings are on record for uneasily in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From uneasy + -ly. The correct English form is uneasily, spelled U-N-E-A-S-I-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an uneasy manner.

Etymology

From uneasy + -ly.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "uneasily"?
"uneasily" is spelled U-N-E-A-S-I-L-Y.
What does "uneasily" mean?
As an adverb, "uneasily" means: In an uneasy manner.
What is the origin of the word "uneasily"?
From uneasy + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “uneasily”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-N-E-A-S-I-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list