collaterally
adverb
collaterally is spelled C-O-L-L-A-T-E-R-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, collaterally means “In collateral relation; not lineally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in collaterally?
| Letters | 12: C-O-L-L-A-T-E-R-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 collaterally?
Collaterally appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 collaterally?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-collaterally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of collaterally
- more collaterally comparative
- most collaterally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does collaterally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In collateral relation; not lineally.
- 2
Side by side; by the side.
- 3
In an indirect or subordinate manner; indirectly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does collaterally come from?
From collateral + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).