collectively
adverb
collectively is spelled C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-V-E-L-Y: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, collectively means “In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in collectively?
| Letters | 12: C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.6 times per million words; the 9,313th 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 collectively?
Collectively appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th 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 collectively?
Collectively 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).
What does collectively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Collectively in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a collective manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | colectivamente |
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 collectively come from?
From collective + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).