extemporaneously
adverb
extemporaneously is spelled E-X-T-E-M-P-O-R-A-N-E-O-U-S-L-Y: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, extemporaneously means “In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in extemporaneously?
| Letters | 16: E-X-T-E-M-P-O-R-A-N-E-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 extemporaneously?
Extemporaneously appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 extemporaneously?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-extemporaneously.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does extemporaneously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
Near-synonyms: improvisationally, provisionally, at will, at pleasure
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does extemporaneously come from?
From extemporaneous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).