unofficially
adverb
unofficially is spelled U-N-O-F-F-I-C-I-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unofficially means “In a way that is not official; in an unofficial manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unofficially?
| Letters | 12: U-N-O-F-F-I-C-I-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th 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 unofficially?
Unofficially appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 unofficially?
- US
Unofficially 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)-Flame,_not_lame-unofficially.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unofficially
- more unofficially comparative
- most unofficially superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unofficially mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a way that is not official; in an unofficial manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unofficially come from?
From unofficial + -ly or un- + officially.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).