differently
/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/adverb
differently is spelled D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-T-L-Y: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, differently means “In a different way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in differently?
| Letters | 11: D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,838th 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 differently?
Differently appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,838th 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 differently?
- /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/
- /ˈdɪf.ɹənt.li/
Differently has 3 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-us-differently.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of differently
- more differently comparative
- most differently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does differently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a different way.
Things turned out differently from what I'd envisaged.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Differently in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a different way:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | différemment |
| German | anders |
| Portuguese | diferentemente |
| Spanish | diferentemente |
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.