counterintuitively
adverb
counterintuitively is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-I-N-T-U-I-T-I-V-E-L-Y: 18 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, counterintuitively means “In a manner contrary to intuition or common sense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in counterintuitively?
| Letters | 18: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-I-N-T-U-I-T-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 counterintuitively?
Counterintuitively appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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).
Forms of counterintuitively
- more counterintuitively comparative
- most counterintuitively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does counterintuitively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a manner contrary to intuition or common sense.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does counterintuitively come from?
From counterintuitive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).