commendably
/kəˈmɛndəbli/adverb
commendably is spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-B-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, commendably means “In a commendable manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in commendably?
| Letters | 11: C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 commendably?
Commendably appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 commendably?
- /kəˈmɛndəbli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-commendably.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of commendably
- more commendably comparative
- most commendably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commendably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a commendable manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Commendably in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a commendable manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | loablemente |
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 commendably come from?
From late Middle English commendably; equivalent to commendable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).