inextricably
adverb
inextricably is spelled I-N-E-X-T-R-I-C-A-B-L-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, inextricably means “In an inextricable manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inextricably?
| Letters | 12: I-N-E-X-T-R-I-C-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th 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 inextricably?
Inextricably appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 inextricably?
- US
Inextricably 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: En-us-inextricably.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inextricably
- more inextricably comparative
- most inextricably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inextricably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an inextricable manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inextricably in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inextricablement |
| German | eng, untrennbar, unentwirrbar |
| Portuguese | inextricavelmente |
| Spanish | inextricablemente |
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 inextricably come from?
From inextricable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).