Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

involuntarily

/ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: in-vol-un-ta-ri-ly
IPA: /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought.

Example Sentences

"Her leg twitched involuntarily."
"He involuntarily overheard the conversation."
"His eyes filled with tears, as he took up the glittering lengths. Their pale gold was lovely as ever; but there was something in the touch from which he involuntarily recoiled."
"Kennedy’s vocal rasp is not caused by an infection or respiratory condition. Instead, he has spasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological condition in which the muscles that open and close his vocal cords spasm involuntarily, creating a strained or strangled quality to his speech."

Etymology

From involuntary + -ly or in- + voluntarily.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/
British English: /ɪnˈvɒləntɹɪli/

Inflected Forms

more involuntarily (comparative) most involuntarily (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

unwillingly

Questions

How do you pronounce involuntarily?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/.
What does involuntarily mean?: In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought.
Where does involuntarily come from?: From involuntary + -ly or in- + voluntarily.

How to pronounce involuntarily

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