unnervingly
/ˈʌnˈnɜːvɪŋlɪ/adverb
unnervingly is spelled U-N-N-E-R-V-I-N-G-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unnervingly means “To an unnerving degree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unnervingly?
| Letters | 11: U-N-N-E-R-V-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 unnervingly?
Unnervingly appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 unnervingly?
- /ˈʌnˈnɜːvɪŋlɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of unnervingly
- more unnervingly comparative
- most unnervingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unnervingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
To an unnerving degree
Her companion was unnervingly quiet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unnervingly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | enervante |
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 unnervingly come from?
From unnerving + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).