unequally
/ʌnˈiːkwəli/adverb
unequally is spelled U-N-E-Q-U-A-L-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unequally means “Not equally, unevenly, sometimes unfairly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unequally?
| Letters | 9: U-N-E-Q-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is unequally?
Unequally appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 unequally?
- /ʌnˈiːkwəli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unequally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unequally
- more unequally comparative
- most unequally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unequally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Not equally, unevenly, sometimes unfairly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unequally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not equally:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ungleich |
| Spanish | desigualmente |
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 unequally come from?
From unequal + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).