unmercifully
/ʌnˈmɜɹ.sɪˌfʊl̩.li/adverb
unmercifully is spelled U-N-M-E-R-C-I-F-U-L-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unmercifully means “In an unmerciful manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unmercifully?
| Letters | 12: U-N-M-E-R-C-I-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 unmercifully?
Unmercifully appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 unmercifully?
- US /ʌnˈmɜɹ.sɪˌfʊl̩.li/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unmercifully.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unmercifully
- more unmercifully comparative
- most unmercifully superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unmercifully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an unmerciful manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unmercifully come from?
From unmerciful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).