alphabetically
/ˌalfəˈbɛtɪkli/adverb
alphabetically is spelled A-L-P-H-A-B-E-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, alphabetically means “In an alphabetical manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in alphabetically?
| Letters | 14: A-L-P-H-A-B-E-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 alphabetically?
Alphabetically appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 alphabetically?
- /ˌalfəˈbɛtɪkli/
Alphabetically has 5 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)-Knabrupt-alphabetically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of alphabetically
- more alphabetically comparative
- most alphabetically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alphabetically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an alphabetical manner.
- 2
Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alphabetically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an alphabetical manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | alphabétiquement |
| German | alphabetisch |
| Portuguese | alfabeticamente |
| Spanish | alfabéticamente |
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 alphabetically come from?
From alphabetical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).