doctrinally
adverb
doctrinally is spelled D-O-C-T-R-I-N-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, doctrinally means “In a doctrinal manner; in terms of doctrine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in doctrinally?
| Letters | 11: D-O-C-T-R-I-N-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 doctrinally?
Doctrinally appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 doctrinally
- more doctrinally comparative
- most doctrinally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does doctrinally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a doctrinal manner; in terms of doctrine.
He was doctrinally knowledgeable but failed to follow the basic tenets of the religion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Doctrinally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a doctrinal manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | doctrinalement |
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 doctrinally come from?
From doctrinal + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).