affectionately
af·fec·tion·ate·ly/əˈfɛkʃənətli/adverb
affectionately is spelled A-F-F-E-C-T-I-O-N-A-T-E-L-Y: 14 letters and 5 syllables (af·fec·tion·ate·ly). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, affectionately means “In an affectionate manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in affectionately?
| Letters | 14: A-F-F-E-C-T-I-O-N-A-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: af·fec·tion·ate·ly |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th 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 affectionately?
Affectionately appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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 affectionately?
- /əˈfɛkʃənətli/
Affectionately has 5 syllables, split af·fec·tion·ate·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-affectionately.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of affectionately
- more affectionately comparative
- most affectionately superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does affectionately mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an affectionate manner.
Catherine is affectionately known as "Kit Kat" to her friends.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate affectionately?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of affectionately: affly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Affectionately in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an affectionate manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | affectueusement |
| Portuguese | afetuosamente, carinhosamente |
| Spanish | afectuosamente |
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 affectionately come from?
From affectionate + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).