astutely
adverb
astutely is spelled A-S-T-U-T-E-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, astutely means “In an astute manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in astutely?
| Letters | 8: A-S-T-U-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 astutely?
Astutely appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 astutely?
Astutely has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-astutely.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of astutely
- more astutely comparative
- most astutely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does astutely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an astute manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Astutely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an astute manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | astutamente |
| Spanish | astutamente |
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 astutely come from?
From astute + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).