idiotically
/ˌɪ.diˈɒ.tɪk.li/adverb
idiotically is spelled I-D-I-O-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, idiotically means “In an idiotic manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in idiotically?
| Letters | 11: I-D-I-O-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 idiotically?
Idiotically appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 idiotically?
- /ˌɪ.diˈɒ.tɪk.li/
Idiotically has 5 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)-Vealhurl-idiotically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of idiotically
- more idiotically comparative
- most idiotically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does idiotically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an idiotic manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Idiotically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an idiotic manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | idiotement |
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 idiotically come from?
From idiotic + -ally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).