intelligently
adverb
intelligently is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T-L-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, intelligently means “In an intelligent manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intelligently?
| Letters | 13: I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th 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 intelligently?
Intelligently appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 intelligently?
- US
Intelligently 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-intelligently.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of intelligently
- more intelligently comparative
- most intelligently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intelligently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an intelligent manner.
Near-synonyms: smartly, cleverly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intelligently in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cleverly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intelligemment |
| Portuguese | inteligentemente |
| Spanish | inteligentemente |
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 intelligently come from?
From intelligent + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).