contiguously
con·tig·u·ous·ly/kənˈtɪɡjuəsli/adverb
contiguously is spelled C-O-N-T-I-G-U-O-U-S-L-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables (con·tig·u·ous·ly). It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, contiguously means “In a contiguous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in contiguously?
| Letters | 12: C-O-N-T-I-G-U-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: con·tig·u·ous·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 contiguously?
Contiguously appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 contiguously?
- /kənˈtɪɡjuəsli/
Contiguously has 5 syllables, split con·tig·u·ous·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of contiguously
- more contiguously comparative
- most contiguously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does contiguously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a contiguous manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does contiguously come from?
From contiguous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).