extrinsically
adverb
extrinsically is spelled E-X-T-R-I-N-S-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 13 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, extrinsically means “In an extrinsic manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in extrinsically?
| Letters | 13: E-X-T-R-I-N-S-I-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 extrinsically?
Extrinsically 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 extrinsically
- more extrinsically comparative
- most extrinsically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does extrinsically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an extrinsic manner
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does extrinsically come from?
From extrinsic + -ally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).