conservatively
adverb
conservatively is spelled C-O-N-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-V-E-L-Y: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, conservatively means “In a conservative manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conservatively?
| Letters | 14: C-O-N-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th 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 conservatively?
Conservatively appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 conservatively?
Conservatively has 5 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-conservatively.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conservatively
- more conservatively comparative
- most conservatively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conservatively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a conservative manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does conservatively come from?
From conservative + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).