Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dissimilarly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-sim-i-lar-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a dissimilar way; differently.

Etymology

Etymology tree English dissimilar Middle English -ly English -ly English dissimilarly From dissimilar + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more dissimilarly (comparative) most dissimilarly (superlative)

Synonyms

contrastingly dissimilarly elsewise nonsimilarly otherways otherwise

Antonyms

similarly

Questions

What does dissimilarly mean?: In a dissimilar way; differently.
Where does dissimilarly come from?: Etymology tree English dissimilar Middle English -ly English -ly English dissimilarly From dissimilar + -ly.

How to pronounce dissimilarly

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “dissimilarly”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “dissimilarly”.
Repeat and practice — Say “dissimilarly” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.