anachronistically
/əˌnækɹəˈnɪstɪkli/adverb
anachronistically is spelled A-N-A-C-H-R-O-N-I-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, anachronistically means “In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in anachronistically?
| Letters | 17: A-N-A-C-H-R-O-N-I-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 anachronistically?
Anachronistically appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 anachronistically?
- /əˌnækɹəˈnɪstɪkli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of anachronistically
- more anachronistically comparative
- most anachronistically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anachronistically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anachronistically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an anachronistic manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anachroniquement |
| Portuguese | anacronicamente |
| Spanish | anacrónicamente |
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 anachronistically come from?
From anachronistic + -ally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).