eclectically
adverb
eclectically is spelled E-C-L-E-C-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, eclectically means “In an eclectic manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in eclectically?
| Letters | 12: E-C-L-E-C-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 eclectically?
Eclectically appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 eclectically
- more eclectically comparative
- most eclectically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eclectically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an eclectic manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eclectically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an eclectic manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | ecleticamente |
| Spanish | eclécticamente |
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 eclectically come from?
From eclectic + -ally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).