unintelligibly
adverb
unintelligibly is spelled U-N-I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-I-B-L-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unintelligibly means “In an unintelligible manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unintelligibly?
| Letters | 14: U-N-I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-I-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 unintelligibly?
Unintelligibly appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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).
Forms of unintelligibly
- more unintelligibly comparative
- most unintelligibly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unintelligibly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an unintelligible manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unintelligibly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an unintelligible manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ininteligiblemente |
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 unintelligibly come from?
From unintelligible + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).