unnaturally
/ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəli/adverb
unnaturally is spelled U-N-N-A-T-U-R-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unnaturally means “In an unnatural manner; to an unnatural extent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unnaturally?
| Letters | 11: U-N-N-A-T-U-R-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unnaturally?
Unnaturally appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 unnaturally?
- US /ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəli/
- British /ʌnˈnat͡ʃ(ə)ɹəlɪj/
- /ʊnˈnat͡ʃ(ə)ɹəlɪi/
Unnaturally has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unnaturally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unnaturally
- more unnaturally comparative
- most unnaturally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unnaturally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an unnatural manner; to an unnatural extent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unnaturally come from?
From Middle English unnaturelly, equivalent to unnatural + -ly and/or un- + naturally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).