distantly
adverb
distantly is spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-T-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, distantly means “At a distance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in distantly?
| Letters | 9: D-I-S-T-A-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 distantly?
Distantly appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 distantly?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-distantly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of distantly
- more distantly comparative
- most distantly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does distantly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
At a distance.
The horizon was distantly visible in the grey light of dawn.
- 2
In a distant manner; with detachment.
"What do you want?" she said distantly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Distantly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a distant manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | entfernt |
| Portuguese | de longe |
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.