effeminately
adverb
effeminately is spelled E-F-F-E-M-I-N-A-T-E-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, effeminately means “In an effeminate manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in effeminately?
| Letters | 12: E-F-F-E-M-I-N-A-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 effeminately?
Effeminately appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 effeminately
- more effeminately comparative
- most effeminately superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does effeminately mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an effeminate manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Effeminately in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an effeminate manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | efeminadamente |
| Spanish | afeminadamente |
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 effeminately come from?
From effeminate + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).