expectantly
adverb
expectantly is spelled E-X-P-E-C-T-A-N-T-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, expectantly means “In an expectant manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in expectantly?
| Letters | 11: E-X-P-E-C-T-A-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 expectantly?
Expectantly appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 expectantly
- more expectantly comparative
- most expectantly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expectantly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an expectant manner.
The cat looked expectantly at the mouse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does expectantly come from?
From expectant + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).