unworthily

adv

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

The verdict

“unworthily” 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) - In an unworthy manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unworthily · unworthily · English

unworthily · 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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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.

Key facts for unworthily
PropertyValue
Headwordunworthily
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unworthily” in English

unworthilysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

unworthily is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an unworthy manner.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unworthily, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From unworthy + -ly. The correct English form is unworthily, spelled U-N-W-O-R-T-H-I-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an unworthy manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. There are deadly sins from which God's people may recover. A man may even communicate unworthily, and yet, so be it he sin not against the Holy Ghost, he may find forgiveness.

Etymology

From unworthy + -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 "unworthily"?
"unworthily" is spelled U-N-W-O-R-T-H-I-L-Y.
What does "unworthily" mean?
As an adverb, "unworthily" means: In an unworthy manner.
What is the origin of the word "unworthily"?
From unworthy + -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