unusually
un·usu·al·ly/ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/adverb
unusually is spelled U-N-U-S-U-A-L-L-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (un·usu·al·ly). It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, unusually means “In an unusual manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unusually?
| Letters | 9: U-N-U-S-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: un·usu·al·ly |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th 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 unusually?
Unusually appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th 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 unusually?
- /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/
Unusually has 4 syllables, split un·usu·al·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-unusually.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unusually
- more unusually comparative
- most unusually superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unusually mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an unusual manner.
She's unusually happy for someone who's just broken her leg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unusually in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an unusual manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inhabituellement, étrangement, étonnamment |
| German | ungewöhnlich |
| Spanish | inusualmente |
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 unusually come from?
From unusual + -ly or un- + usually.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).