unwontedly

/ʊnˈwoʊnt.ɪd.li/

//ʊnˈwoʊnt.ɪd.li// adv

"unwontedly" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unusually.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unwontedly · unwontedly · English

unwontedly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 unwontedly
PropertyValue
Headwordunwontedly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ʊnˈwoʊnt.ɪd.li/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unwontedly” in English

unwontedlyranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

unwontedly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ʊnˈwoʊnt.ɪd.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unusually.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unwontedly, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From unwonted + -ly. The correct English form is unwontedly, spelled U-N-W-O-N-T-E-D-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unusually.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unwontedly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. “Knowest thou,” said the Jester, “my good friend Gurth, that thou art strangely courteous and most unwontedly pious on this summer morning? […]”
  2. Yes. I remember Adlestrop— The name, because one afternoon Of heat the express-train drew up there Unwontedly. It was late June.

Etymology

From unwonted + -ly.

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 "unwontedly"?
"unwontedly" is spelled U-N-W-O-N-T-E-D-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ʊnˈwoʊnt.ɪd.li/.
What does "unwontedly" mean?
As an adverb, "unwontedly" means: Unusually.
How do you pronounce "unwontedly"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unwontedly" is /ʊnˈwoʊnt.ɪd.li/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "unwontedly"?
From unwonted + -ly. 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