favourably
adverb
favourably is spelled F-A-V-O-U-R-A-B-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, favourably means “In a favourable manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in favourably?
| Letters | 10: F-A-V-O-U-R-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th 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 favourably?
Favourably appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 favourably
- more favourably comparative
- most favourably superlative
- favorably
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does favourably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
CanadaUKIn a favourable manner.
She looked favourably on people who gave freely their assistance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does favourably come from?
From favourable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).