equivocally
adverb
equivocally is spelled E-Q-U-I-V-O-C-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, equivocally means “With ambiguity; with uncertainty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in equivocally?
| Letters | 11: E-Q-U-I-V-O-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 equivocally?
Equivocally appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 equivocally
- more equivocally comparative
- most equivocally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does equivocally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With ambiguity; with uncertainty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Equivocally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense equivocally:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | fragwürdig, zweideutig, zweifelhaft |
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 equivocally come from?
From equivocal + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).