unsustainably
adverb
unsustainably is spelled U-N-S-U-S-T-A-I-N-A-B-L-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unsustainably means “In an unsustainable manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsustainably?
| Letters | 13: U-N-S-U-S-T-A-I-N-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 unsustainably?
Unsustainably appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 unsustainably?
Unsustainably 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).
Forms of unsustainably
- more unsustainably comparative
- most unsustainably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsustainably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an unsustainable manner
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unsustainably come from?
From unsustainable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).