# unlawfully

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ʌnˈlɔːfəli/ · frequency rank #25,963

## Definitions
1. In a manner not conforming to the law.

## Etymology
From unlawful + -ly or un- + lawfully.

## Easily confused with
- **unlawful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unlawful-vs-unlawfully)

## Common misspellings (14)
`nulawfully`, `ulnawfully`, `unalwfully`, `unlafwully`, `unlawffully`, `unlawfluly`, `unlawfullyy`, `unlawfuly`, `unlawfulyl`, `unlawuflly`, `unlawwfully`, `unllawfully`, `unlwafully`, `unnlawfully`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unlawfully