attentively
adverb
attentively is spelled A-T-T-E-N-T-I-V-E-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, attentively means “In an attentive manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in attentively?
| Letters | 11: A-T-T-E-N-T-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is attentively?
Attentively appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 attentively?
Attentively 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).
What rhymes with attentively?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as attentively.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tentatively.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of attentively
- more attentively comparative
- most attentively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does attentively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an attentive manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Attentively in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an attentive manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | attentivement |
| German | aufmerksam |
| Portuguese | atentamente, atenciosamente |
| Spanish | atentamente |
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 attentively come from?
From Middle English attentifly, attentifli, equivalent to attentive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).