graciously
/ˈɡɹeɪʃəsli/adverb
graciously is spelled G-R-A-C-I-O-U-S-L-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, graciously means “In a gracious manner; with grace and courtesy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in graciously?
| Letters | 10: G-R-A-C-I-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is graciously?
Graciously appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 graciously?
- /ˈɡɹeɪʃəsli/
Graciously has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-graciously.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with graciously?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as graciously.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: glycosuria.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of graciously
- more graciously comparative
- most graciously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does graciously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a gracious manner; with grace and courtesy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does graciously come from?
From Middle English graciously, graciousliche; equivalent to gracious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).