anecdotally
/ænəkˈdəʊtəli/adverb
anecdotally is spelled A-N-E-C-D-O-T-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, anecdotally means “In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in anecdotally?
| Letters | 11: A-N-E-C-D-O-T-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 anecdotally?
Anecdotally appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 anecdotally?
- /ænəkˈdəʊtəli/
Anecdotally 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)-Vealhurl-anecdotally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of anecdotally
- more anecdotally comparative
- most anecdotally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anecdotally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
As it was an informal hearing, the evidence was presented anecdotally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anecdotally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an anecdotal manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anecdotiquement |
| German | anekdotisch |
| Portuguese | anedoticamente |
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 anecdotally come from?
From anecdotal + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).