detrimentally
adverb
detrimentally is spelled D-E-T-R-I-M-E-N-T-A-L-L-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, detrimentally means “In a detrimental manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in detrimentally?
| Letters | 13: D-E-T-R-I-M-E-N-T-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 detrimentally?
Detrimentally appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 detrimentally
- more detrimentally comparative
- most detrimentally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does detrimentally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a detrimental manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does detrimentally come from?
From detrimental + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).