clearly
/ˈklɪɚli/adverb
clearly is spelled C-L-E-A-R-L-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 83 times per million words in written English, the 1,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, clearly means “In a clear manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clearly?
| Letters | 7: C-L-E-A-R-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 83 times per million words; the 1,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is clearly?
Clearly appears 83 times per million words in written English, the 1,272nd 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 clearly?
- US /ˈklɪɚli/
- UK /ˈklɪəli/
- /ˈkliːɹli/
Clearly has 2 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: En-us-clearly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clearly
- more clearly comparative
- most clearly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clearly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a clear manner.
He enunciated every syllable clearly.
- 2
Without a doubt; obviously.
Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.
- 3
To a degree clearly discernible.
He was clearly wrong on all points but one.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clearly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | clairement |
| German | klar, deutlich |
| Portuguese | claramente , claro |
| Spanish | claramente, a ojos vista, a ojos vistas , por lo claro |
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 clearly come from?
From Middle English clerli, clerely, clerelych, cleerliche, clerliche. By surface analysis, clear + (adverbial) -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).