unskillfully

adv

"unskillfully" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unskillfully” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an unskilled manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unskillfully · unskillfully · English

unskillfully · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unskillfully
PropertyValue
Headwordunskillfully
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unskillfully” in English

unskillfullysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unskillfully is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an unskilled manner.".

unskillfully has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + skillfully. The correct English form is unskillfully, spelled U-N-S-K-I-L-L-F-U-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an unskilled manner.

Etymology

From un- + skillfully.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unskillfully"?
"unskillfully" is spelled U-N-S-K-I-L-L-F-U-L-L-Y.
What does "unskillfully" mean?
As an adverb, "unskillfully" means: In an unskilled manner.
What is the origin of the word "unskillfully"?
From un- + skillfully. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list