economically
/ˌɛk.əˈnɑ.mɪ.kli/adverb
economically is spelled E-C-O-N-O-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, economically means “In an economical manner; not wastefully; not extravagantly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in economically?
| Letters | 12: E-C-O-N-O-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is economically?
Economically appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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 economically?
- UK /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kli/
- UK /ˌɛk.əˈnɒm.ɪ.kli/
- US /ˌɛk.əˈnɑ.mɪ.kli/
Economically has 5 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-economically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with economically?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as economically from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmɪkli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of economically
- more economically comparative
- most economically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does economically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an economical manner; not wastefully; not extravagantly.
- 2
From the perspective of economics or an economy.
- 3
According to divine economy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Economically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an economic or profitable manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | economicamente |
| Spanish | económicamente |
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.