unsurprisingly

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"unsurprisingly" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unsurprisingly” has 23 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,779. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,779
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords
23
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not surprisingly, as could be expected.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unsurprisingly · unsurprisingly · English

unsurprisingly · rank #28,779 · 23 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,779
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 23,789
  • PHOTO-FINISH uninhabited

Nearest frequency peer: uninhabited (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “unsurprisingly”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “unsurprisingly” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unsurprisingly vs unsurprising
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unsurprisingly
PropertyValue
Headwordunsurprisingly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters14
Frequency rank#28,779
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unsurprisingly” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unsurprisingly lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around unsurprisingly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #28,779 among 23,789 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not surprisingly, as could be expected.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for unsurprisingly, with forms such as "nusurprisingly", "unnsurprisingly", and "unsruprisingly". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "unsurprising", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From unsurprising + -ly or un- + surprisingly. The correct English form is unsurprisingly, spelled U-N-S-U-R-P-R-I-S-I-N-G-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not surprisingly, as could be expected.

Etymology

From unsurprising + -ly or un- + surprisingly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nusurprisingly
  • unnsurprisingly
  • unsruprisingly
  • unssurprisingly
  • unsuprrisingly
  • unsurpirsingly
  • unsurpprisingly
  • unsurpriisngly
  • unsurprisignly
  • unsurprisinggly
  • unsurprisinglly
  • unsurprisinglyy
  • unsurprisingyl
  • unsurprisinlgy
  • unsurprisinngly
  • unsurprisnigly
  • unsurprissingly
  • unsurprrisingly
  • unsurprsiingly
  • unsurrpisingly
  • unsurrprisingly
  • unusrprisingly
  • usnurprisingly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unsurprisingly - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nusurprisingly2unnsurprisingly1unsruprisingly2unssurprisingly1unsuprrisingly2unsurpirsingly2unsurpprisingly1unsurpriisngly2
Edit distance from "unsurprisingly"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unsurprisingly"?
"unsurprisingly" is spelled U-N-S-U-R-P-R-I-S-I-N-G-L-Y.
What does "unsurprisingly" mean?
As an adverb, "unsurprisingly" means: Not surprisingly, as could be expected.
What words are commonly confused with "unsurprisingly"?
"unsurprisingly" is commonly confused with "unsurprising". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "unsurprisingly"?
From unsurprising + -ly or un- + surprisingly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unsurprisingly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list