aurally
/ˈoɹ.ə.li/adverb
aurally is spelled A-U-R-A-L-L-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, aurally means “Pertaining to sound or the ear; via or through the sense of hearing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aurally?
| Letters | 7: A-U-R-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 aurally?
Aurally appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 aurally?
- UK /ˈɔːɹ.əl.i/
- US /ˈoɹ.ə.li/
Aurally has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aurally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does aurally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Pertaining to sound or the ear; via or through the sense of hearing.
While the flashy special effects were nice, the movie was aurally jarring, loud and displeasing in general to the ear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aurally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Perceived by the ear:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | auditivamente |
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 aurally come from?
From aural + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).