acutely
a·cute·ly/əˈkjuːtli/adverb
acutely is spelled A-C-U-T-E-L-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables (a·cute·ly). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, acutely means “In an acute manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in acutely?
| Letters | 7: A-C-U-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: a·cute·ly |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is acutely?
Acutely appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 acutely?
- /əˈkjuːtli/
Acutely has 3 syllables, split a·cute·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-acutely.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of acutely
- more acutely comparative
- most acutely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acutely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an acute manner
I minored in physics at university, so am acutely aware of atomic structure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acutely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense In an acute manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | agudamente |
| Spanish | intensamente |
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 acutely come from?
From acute + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).