approximatively
adverb
approximatively is spelled A-P-P-R-O-X-I-M-A-T-I-V-E-L-Y: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, approximatively means “In an approximative manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in approximatively?
| Letters | 15: A-P-P-R-O-X-I-M-A-T-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 approximatively?
Approximatively appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 approximatively
- more approximatively comparative
- most approximatively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does approximatively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an approximative manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Approximatively in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an approximative manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | approximativement |
| Portuguese | aproximativamente |
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 approximatively come from?
From approximative + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).