unfavourably
"unfavourably" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unfavourably” is uncommon English (frequency #73,758 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,758
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an unfavourable manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unfavourably · unfavourably · English
unfavourably · rank #73,758 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,758
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unequalled
Nearest frequency peer: unequalled (-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 “unfavourably”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- underaged
underaged
26,246 corpus weight
- undigested
undigested
26,245 corpus weight
- unequalled
unequalled
26,244 corpus weight
- unfavourably
unfavourably
26,243 corpus weight
- unsaved
unsaved
26,242 corpus weight
- untaxed
untaxed
26,241 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unfavourably” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unfavourably |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #73,758 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unfavourably” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unfavourably is uncommon English at frequency #73,758 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an unfavourable manner.".
No misspelling variants are generated for unfavourably in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From unfavourable + -ly. The correct English form is unfavourably, spelled U-N-F-A-V-O-U-R-A-B-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an unfavourable manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unfavourably appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Neither the Type 2 nor the Type 3 locomotives have so far reached a satisfactory standard of performance. [...] The number of miles per failure is still too low and therefore compares unfavourably with steam engine performance.
Etymology
From unfavourable + -ly.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).