intellectually
adverb
intellectually is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-E-C-T-U-A-L-L-Y: 14 letters and 6 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, intellectually means “In an intellectual manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intellectually?
| Letters | 14: I-N-T-E-L-L-E-C-T-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th 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 intellectually?
Intellectually appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 intellectually?
- US
Intellectually has 6 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-intellectually.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of intellectually
- more intellectually comparative
- most intellectually superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intellectually mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an intellectual manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intellectually in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an intellectual manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intellectuellement |
| German | intellektuell |
| Spanish | intelectualmente |
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 intellectually come from?
From intellectual + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).