ineffably
adverb
ineffably is spelled I-N-E-F-F-A-B-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, ineffably means “indescribably; to a very great degree or extent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ineffably?
| Letters | 9: I-N-E-F-F-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 ineffably?
Ineffably appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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).
Forms of ineffably
- more ineffably comparative
- most ineffably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ineffably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
indescribably; to a very great degree or extent.
His songs are ineffably sweet and touching.
- 2
unmentionably; unspeakably
This is the Name which is most ineffably holy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ineffably come from?
From ineffable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).