instinctually
adverb
instinctually is spelled I-N-S-T-I-N-C-T-U-A-L-L-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, instinctually means “In an instinctual way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in instinctually?
| Letters | 13: I-N-S-T-I-N-C-T-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 instinctually?
Instinctually appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 instinctually
- more instinctually comparative
- most instinctually superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does instinctually mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an instinctual way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does instinctually come from?
From instinctual + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).