01 Word definition

unfortunately

13 letters · 5 vowels · 8 consonants

Is UNFORTUNATELY a word?

Yes. UNFORTUNATELY is a 13-letter adjective. UNFORTUNATELY is a adverbial form of UNFORTUNATE: not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell UNFORTUNATELY?

U-N-F-O-R-T-U-N-A-T-E-L-Y

UNFORTUNATELY contains 13 letters, begins with U, and ends with Y.

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Meaning and definition

UNFORTUNATELY is a adverbial form of UNFORTUNATE.

1adjective

  1. UNFORTUNATELY is a adverbial form of UNFORTUNATE: not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

    an unfortunate turn of events
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score19points
Words With Friends23points
Word length13letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is UNFORTUNATELY spelled?

U1N2F3O4R5T6U7N8A9T10E11L12Y13
Starts withUNFFirst 3 letters
Ends withELYLast 3 letters
Unique letters10Repeats N, T, U
Vowel balance5 / 8Vowels / consonants

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How do you spell UNFORTUNATELY?

UNFORTUNATELY is spelled U-N-F-O-R-T-U-N-A-T-E-L-Y. It contains 13 letters.