identically
/aɪˈdɛntɪkəli/adverb
identically is spelled I-D-E-N-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, identically means “In an identical manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in identically?
| Letters | 11: I-D-E-N-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 identically?
Identically appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 identically?
- /aɪˈdɛntɪkəli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-identically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of identically
- more identically comparative
- most identically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does identically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an identical manner.
It was hard to tell the twins apart: they even spoke identically.
- 2
In terms of an identity.
two expressions that are identically equal to each other
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Identically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an identical manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | identiquement |
| Portuguese | identicamente |
| Spanish | idénticamente |
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 identically come from?
From identical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).