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Unfortunatley or unfortunately?

Did you mean unfortunately? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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unfortunatley

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unfortunately

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Correct spelling: unfortunately. Misspelling: unfortunatley.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Unfortunate + ly: keep the E.

Why people write “unfortunatley”

The misspelling “unfortunatley” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of E and L.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make unfortunately automatic.

What does “unfortunately” mean?

unfortunately adverb

  1. by bad luck

    “unfortunately it rained all day”

    Synonyms:unluckilyregrettablyalas

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Unfortunately” in a sentence

  • Unfortunately, the tickets sold out.
  • Unfortunately it rained all day.

Is “unfortunately” a playable word?

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19 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“unfortunatley” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from UNFORTUNATELY.

Unfortunately: quick answers

Is it unfortunatley or unfortunately?
The correct spelling is unfortunately. “unfortunatley” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell unfortunately?
Unfortunate + ly: keep the E.
What does unfortunately mean?
Unfortunately means: by bad luck.