unequally
/ʌnˈiːkwəli/
"unequally" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unequally” is uncommon English (frequency #67,925 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,925
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not equally, unevenly, sometimes unfairly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unequally · unequally · English
unequally · rank #67,925 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,925
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH undernourished
Nearest frequency peer: undernourished (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “unequally”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- uncategoriz…
uncategorized
32,079 corpus weight
- uncoupling
uncoupling
32,078 corpus weight
- undernouris…
undernourished
32,077 corpus weight
- unequally
unequally
32,076 corpus weight
- unleavened
unleavened
32,074 corpus weight
- unquestioni…
unquestioning
32,073 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unequally” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unequally |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ʌnˈiːkwəli/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #67,925 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unequally” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unequally is uncommon English at frequency #67,925 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ʌnˈiːkwəli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not equally, unevenly, sometimes unfairly.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unequally, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From unequal + -ly. The correct English form is unequally, spelled U-N-E-Q-U-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Not equally, unevenly, sometimes unfairly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unequally appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Shee was well borne, and civilly brought up; her ruine was her being unequally Married: not that her Husband was not of good eſteeme amongſt the Citizens, and according to his quality well to live: but for that ſhee being of riper Yeares then hee, the love which uſeth to be betweene equalls was not betweene them; […]
Perhaps the widespread attempts in recent years to try to think intersectionally – to understand how multiple factors affect each person’s identity and experience – has equipped us to understand how unequally affected we are by a disease and the measures taken to limit it.
Etymology
From unequal + -ly.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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