unsafely
adverb
unsafely is spelled U-N-S-A-F-E-L-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unsafely means “In an unsafe way; without regard to safety; carelessly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsafely?
| Letters | 8: U-N-S-A-F-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 unsafely?
Unsafely appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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).
Forms of unsafely
- more unsafely comparative
- most unsafely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsafely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an unsafe way; without regard to safety; carelessly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unsafely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an unsafe way:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dangereusement |
| German | gefährlich |
| Portuguese | perigosamente |
| Spanish | peligrosamente, arriesgadamente |
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 unsafely come from?
From unsafe + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).