accurately
/ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/adverb
accurately is spelled A-C-C-U-R-A-T-E-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, accurately means “In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in accurately?
| Letters | 10: A-C-C-U-R-A-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.8 times per million words; the 7,224th 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 accurately?
Accurately appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th 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 accurately?
- UK /ˈak.jə.ɹɪt.li/
- US /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/
- US /ˈæk.jə.ɹət.li/
Accurately 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-accurately.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Samuel_Muldoon_(Muldoonsamuel55)-accurately.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of accurately
- more accurately comparative
- most accurately superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accurately mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accurately in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense exactly, precisely:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | précisément |
| German | genau, akkurat, präzise |
| Portuguese | exatamente, precisamente, justamente |
| Spanish | acertadamente, acuradamente, por concuerda, atinadamente |
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 accurately come from?
From accurate + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).