unsuspectingly
adverb
unsuspectingly is spelled U-N-S-U-S-P-E-C-T-I-N-G-L-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unsuspectingly means “In an unsuspecting manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsuspectingly?
| Letters | 14: U-N-S-U-S-P-E-C-T-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 unsuspectingly?
Unsuspectingly appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 unsuspectingly
- more unsuspectingly comparative
- most unsuspectingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsuspectingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an unsuspecting manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unsuspectingly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | insospechantemente |
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 unsuspectingly come from?
From unsuspecting + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).