intelligibly
adverb
intelligibly is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-I-B-L-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, intelligibly means “In an intelligible manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intelligibly?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-I-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 intelligibly?
Intelligibly appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 intelligibly?
Intelligibly 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).
Forms of intelligibly
- more intelligibly comparative
- most intelligibly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intelligibly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an intelligible manner.
Near-synonym: comprehensibly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intelligibly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an intelligible manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | inteligiblemente |
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 intelligibly come from?
From intelligible + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).