conversely
con·verse·ly/kənˈvɝsli/adverb
conversely is spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-E-L-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables (con·verse·ly). It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, conversely means “With a reversed relationship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conversely?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-V-E-R-S-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: con·verse·ly |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is conversely?
Conversely appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th 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 conversely?
- UK /kənˈvɜːsli/
- UK /ˈkɒnvɜːsli/
- US /kənˈvɝsli/
Conversely has 3 syllables, split con·verse·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-conversely.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with conversely?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as conversely from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹsli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does conversely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With a reversed relationship.
- 2
From another point of view; on the other hand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conversely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense with a reversed relationship:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | à l'inverse, inversement |
| German | andererseits, im Gegenzug, im umgekehrten Fall, spiegelbildlich dazu, umgekehrt |
| Spanish | en cambio, a la inversa |
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 conversely come from?
From converse + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).