concretely
adverb
concretely is spelled C-O-N-C-R-E-T-E-L-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, concretely means “In a concrete manner, physically, definitely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in concretely?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-C-R-E-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th 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 concretely?
Concretely appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 concretely?
- US
Concretely has 3 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)-Flame,_not_lame-concretely.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of concretely
- more concretely comparative
- most concretely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does concretely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a concrete manner, physically, definitely
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Concretely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a concrete manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | concrètement |
| Spanish | concretamente, en concreto |
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 concretely come from?
From concrete + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).