acceptably
/ækˈsɛp.tə.bli/adverb
acceptably is spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-A-B-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, acceptably means “In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in acceptably?
| Letters | 10: A-C-C-E-P-T-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is acceptably?
Acceptably appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 acceptably?
- US /ækˈsɛp.tə.bli/
Acceptably 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)-Persent101-acceptably.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of acceptably
- more acceptably comparative
- most acceptably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acceptably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
- 2
To an acceptable degree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acceptably in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an acceptable manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aceitavelmente |
| Spanish | aceptablemente |
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 acceptably come from?
From Middle English acceptably, equivalent to acceptable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).