caressingly
adverb
caressingly is spelled C-A-R-E-S-S-I-N-G-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, caressingly means “In a caressing manner; soothingly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in caressingly?
| Letters | 11: C-A-R-E-S-S-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 caressingly?
Caressingly appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 caressingly
- more caressingly comparative
- most caressingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caressingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a caressing manner; soothingly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does caressingly come from?
From caressing + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).