unluckily
/ʌnˈlʌkɪli/adverb
unluckily is spelled U-N-L-U-C-K-I-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unluckily means “Without luck; unfortunately” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unluckily?
| Letters | 9: U-N-L-U-C-K-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 79,518th 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 unluckily?
Unluckily appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th 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 unluckily?
- /ʌnˈlʌkɪli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unluckily.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unluckily
- more unluckily comparative
- most unluckily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unluckily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Without luck; unfortunately.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unluckily in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without luck:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | desafortunadamente |
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 unluckily come from?
From unlucky + -ly or un- + luckily.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).