appropriately
adverb
appropriately is spelled A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-E-L-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, appropriately means “In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in appropriately?
| Letters | 13: A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th 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 appropriately?
Appropriately appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 appropriately?
- US
Appropriately 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: En-us-appropriately.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of appropriately
- more appropriately comparative
- most appropriately superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does appropriately mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Appropriately in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an appropriate manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | de manière appropriée, convenablement |
| Portuguese | apropriadamente |
| Spanish | apropiadamente |
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 appropriately come from?
From appropriate + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).