elliptically
adverb
elliptically is spelled E-L-L-I-P-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, elliptically means “in the form of an ellipse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in elliptically?
| Letters | 12: E-L-L-I-P-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 elliptically?
Elliptically appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 elliptically
- more elliptically comparative
- most elliptically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does elliptically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
in the form of an ellipse
- 2
using ellipsis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does elliptically come from?
From elliptical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).