archaically
adverb
archaically is spelled A-R-C-H-A-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, archaically means “In an archaic manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in archaically?
| Letters | 11: A-R-C-H-A-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 archaically?
Archaically appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 archaically
- more archaically comparative
- most archaically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does archaically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an archaic manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Archaically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an archaic manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | arcaicamente |
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 archaically come from?
From archaic + -ally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).