inflexibly
adverb
inflexibly is spelled I-N-F-L-E-X-I-B-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, inflexibly means “With a firmness that resists all importunity or persuasion; in an inflexible, unyielding or immovable manner; relentlessly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inflexibly?
| Letters | 10: I-N-F-L-E-X-I-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 inflexibly?
Inflexibly appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 inflexibly?
Inflexibly 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).
Forms of inflexibly
- more inflexibly comparative
- most inflexibly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inflexibly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With a firmness that resists all importunity or persuasion; in an inflexible, unyielding or immovable manner; relentlessly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inflexibly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an inflexible manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inflexiblement |
| Portuguese | inflexivelmente |
| Spanish | inflexiblemente |
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 inflexibly come from?
From inflexible + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).