apprehensively
adverb
apprehensively is spelled A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-V-E-L-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, apprehensively means “in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in apprehensively?
| Letters | 14: A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 apprehensively?
Apprehensively appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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).
Forms of apprehensively
- more apprehensively comparative
- most apprehensively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apprehensively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apprehensively in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an apprehensive manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | apreensivamente |
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 apprehensively come from?
From apprehensive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).