arguably
/ˈɑɹɡjuəbli/adverb
arguably is spelled A-R-G-U-A-B-L-Y. The wrong spelling people search most is argubly: about 20 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 18 of all searches for the word. Arguably is an adverb meaning “As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute…”.
How many letters and syllables are in arguably?
| Letters | 8: A-R-G-U-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, argubly, about 20 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell arguably?
Arguably is spelled A-R-G-U-A-B-L-Y. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 19 of the searches for arguably in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is arguably?
Arguably appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th 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 arguably?
- UK /ˈɑːɡjuəbli/
- US /ˈɑɹɡjuəbli/
Arguably has 4 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-arguably.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of arguably
- more arguably comparative
- most arguably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arguably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arguably in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense as can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and preceden:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | probablement, sans doute, possiblement, peut-être |
| German | vertretbarerweise, wohl |
| Portuguese | provavelmente, discutivelmente |
| Spanish | argüiblemente |
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 arguably come from?
From arguable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).