chronically
/ˈkɹɑ.nɪk.li/adverb
chronically is spelled C-H-R-O-N-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, chronically means “In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chronically?
| Letters | 11: C-H-R-O-N-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 chronically?
Chronically appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 chronically?
- US /ˈkɹɑ.nɪk.li/
Chronically 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-chronically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chronically?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chronically from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnɪkli/):
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 chronically
- more chronically comparative
- most chronically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chronically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.
- 2
Extremely.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chronically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a chronic manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chroniquement |
| Portuguese | cronicamente |
| Spanish | crónicamente |
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 chronically come from?
From chronic + -ally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).