incompletely
/ˌɪn.kəmˈpliːt.li/adverb
incompletely is spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-L-E-T-E-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, incompletely means “In an incomplete manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in incompletely?
| Letters | 12: I-N-C-O-M-P-L-E-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 incompletely?
Incompletely appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 incompletely?
- /ˌɪn.kəmˈpliːt.li/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-incompletely.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of incompletely
- more incompletely comparative
- most incompletely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incompletely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an incomplete manner.
- 2
To an incomplete degree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incompletely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an incomplete manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incomplètement |
| Portuguese | incompletamente |
| Spanish | incompletamente |
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 incompletely come from?
From incomplete + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).