conspicuously
adverb
conspicuously is spelled C-O-N-S-P-I-C-U-O-U-S-L-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, conspicuously means “In a conspicuous manner; noticeably” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conspicuously?
| Letters | 13: C-O-N-S-P-I-C-U-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th 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 conspicuously?
Conspicuously appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 conspicuously?
Conspicuously 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).
Forms of conspicuously
- more conspicuously comparative
- most conspicuously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conspicuously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a conspicuous manner; noticeably.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conspicuously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a conspicuous manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ostensiblement |
| German | auffallend, auffällig, sichtbar, deutlich |
| Portuguese | conspicuamente |
| Spanish | notablemente, obviamente |
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 conspicuously come from?
From conspicuous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).