haltingly
adverb
haltingly is spelled H-A-L-T-I-N-G-L-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, haltingly means “In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in haltingly?
| Letters | 9: H-A-L-T-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is haltingly?
Haltingly appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 haltingly?
- US
Haltingly 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: En-us-haltingly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of haltingly
- more haltingly comparative
- most haltingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does haltingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.
He spoke haltingly of his battle with cancer and its affect on his family.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Haltingly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense full of pauses or hesitation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | zögernd |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does haltingly come from?
From halting + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).