abnormally
/æbˈnɔɹ.mə.li/adverb
abnormally is spelled A-B-N-O-R-M-A-L-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, abnormally means “In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in abnormally?
| Letters | 10: A-B-N-O-R-M-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is abnormally?
Abnormally appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abnormally?
- US /æbˈnɔɹ.mə.li/
Abnormally has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-abnormally.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-abnormally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with abnormally?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abnormally from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹməli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of abnormally
- more abnormally comparative
- most abnormally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abnormally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abnormally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense In an abnormal manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anormalement |
| German | unnormal |
| Portuguese | anormalmente |
| Spanish | anormalmente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does abnormally come from?
From abnormal + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).