absolutely
/ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/adverb, interjection
absolutely is spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y. The wrong spelling people search most is absolutly: about 480 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 16 of all searches for the word. Absolutely is an adverb meaning “In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly”.
How many letters and syllables are in absolutely?
| Letters | 10: A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 95 times per million words; the 1,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 7; the most searched, absolutly, about 480 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell absolutely?
Absolutely is spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y. 7 wrong spellings are searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 10 of the searches for absolutely in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is absolutely?
Absolutely appears 95 times per million words in written English, the 1,125th 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 absolutely?
- UK /ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/
- UK /ˌæb.səˈl(j)uːt.li/
- British /ˈap.səˌlʉʊt.lɪi/
Absolutely 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: En-us-absolutely.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of absolutely
- more absolutely comparative
- most absolutely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does absolutely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
- 2
Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors.
- 3
As an intensive: extremely, very, indeed.
interjection
- 1
Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.
Is Bob a good teacher? Absolutely!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate absolutely?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of absolutely: abs..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Absolutely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | absolument , mets-en |
| German | absolut, durchaus, total, unbedingt, gar, überhaupt |
| Portuguese | absolutamente |
| Spanish | totalmente, absolutamente |
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 absolutely come from?
From late Middle English absolutly, equivalent to absolute + -ly. First attested in 1425.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).