importantly
/ɪmˈpɔː.tənt.li/adverb
importantly is spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,138th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, importantly means “Used to mark a statement as having importance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in importantly?
| Letters | 11: I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,138th 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 importantly?
Importantly appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,138th 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 importantly?
- UK /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt.li/
- UK [ɪmˈpʰɔːʔn̩ʔli]
- UK [ɪmˈpʰɔːtənt̚li]
Importantly has 4 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-importantly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of importantly
- more importantly comparative
- most importantly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does importantly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Used to mark a statement as having importance.
- 2
In an important manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Importantly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an important manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | importantemente |
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 importantly come from?
From important + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).