unevenly
/ʌnˈivənli/adverb
unevenly is spelled U-N-E-V-E-N-L-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unevenly means “In an uneven or haphazard manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unevenly?
| Letters | 8: U-N-E-V-E-N-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 unevenly?
Unevenly appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 unevenly?
- /ʌnˈivənli/
Unevenly 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)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-unevenly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unevenly
- more unevenly comparative
- most unevenly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unevenly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an uneven or haphazard manner.
- 2
In an unequal manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unevenly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an uneven manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | disparejamente, desparejamente, disparmente, desniveladamente |
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 unevenly come from?
From uneven + -ly or un- + evenly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).