casually
cas·u·al·ly/ˈkæʒuəli/adverb
casually is spelled C-A-S-U-A-L-L-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables (cas·u·al·ly). It appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, casually means “In a casual manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in casually?
| Letters | 8: C-A-S-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: cas·u·al·ly |
| In writing | 4.6 times per million words; the 11,870th 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; 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 casually?
Casually appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th 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 casually?
- US /ˈkæʒuəli/
- US /ˈkæʒwəli/
- UK /ˈkæʒ(j)ʊəli/
Casually has 4 syllables, split cas·u·al·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-casually.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with casually?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as casually (/æʒuəli/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: causally.
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 casually
- more casually comparative
- most casually superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does casually mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a casual manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Casually in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ligeramente, de pasada, de paso, despreocupadamente, informalmente, desenfadamente |
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 casually come from?
From Middle English casually, casuelly, casuali, casuely, equivalent to casual + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).