commonly
com·mon·ly/ˈkɑmənli/adverb
commonly is spelled C-O-M-M-O-N-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables (com·mon·ly). It appears 24 times per million words in written English, the 3,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, commonly means “As a rule; frequently; usually” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in commonly?
| Letters | 8: C-O-M-M-O-N-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: com·mon·ly |
| In writing | 24 times per million words; the 3,752nd 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 commonly?
Commonly appears 24 times per million words in written English, the 3,752nd 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 commonly?
- US /ˈkɑmənli/
- UK /ˈkɒmənli/
Commonly has 3 syllables, split com·mon·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-commonly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of commonly
- more commonly comparative
- most commonly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commonly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
As a rule; frequently; usually.
- 2
obsoleteIn common; familiarly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Commonly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense as a rule; usually:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | communément, fréquemment |
| German | gewöhnlich |
| Portuguese | comumente |
| Spanish | comúnmente |
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 commonly come from?
Inherited from Middle English comunly; equivalent to common + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).