comically
/ˈkɑmɪk(ə)li/adverb
comically is spelled C-O-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, comically means “In a comical manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in comically?
| Letters | 9: C-O-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 comically?
Comically appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 comically?
- UK /ˈkɒmɪk(ə)li/
- US /ˈkɑmɪk(ə)li/
Comically 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)-Vealhurl-comically.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-comically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with comically?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as comically from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmɪkli/):
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 comically
- more comically comparative
- most comically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does comically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a comical manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does comically come from?
From comical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).