heuristically
heu·ris·ti·cal·ly/hjuˈɹɪstɪkəli/adverb
heuristically is spelled H-E-U-R-I-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables (heu·ris·ti·cal·ly). It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, heuristically means “in a heuristic manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in heuristically?
| Letters | 13: H-E-U-R-I-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: heu·ris·ti·cal·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 heuristically?
Heuristically appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 heuristically?
- /hjuˈɹɪstɪkəli/
Heuristically has 5 syllables, split heu·ris·ti·cal·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of heuristically
- more heuristically comparative
- most heuristically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heuristically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
in a heuristic manner
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does heuristically come from?
From heuristic + -ally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).