decisively
/dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/adverb
decisively is spelled D-E-C-I-S-I-V-E-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, decisively means “In a decisive manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decisively?
| Letters | 10: D-E-C-I-S-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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 decisively?
Decisively appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 decisively?
- UK /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/
Decisively has 4 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: En-decisively.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of decisively
- more decisively comparative
- most decisively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decisively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a decisive manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Decisively in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a decisive manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | de manière décisive |
| Spanish | decisivamente |
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 decisively come from?
From decisive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).