intently
in·tent·ly/ɪnˈtɛntli/adverb
intently is spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables (in·tent·ly). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, intently means “In an intent or focused manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intently?
| Letters | 8: I-N-T-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·tent·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th 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 intently?
Intently appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 intently?
- /ɪnˈtɛntli/
Intently has 3 syllables, split in·tent·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-intently.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of intently
- more intently comparative
- most intently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an intent or focused manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intently in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a focused manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | attentivement |
| German | angespannt, aufmerksam, gespannt, konzentriert |
| Portuguese | atentamente |
| Spanish | atentamente |
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 intently come from?
From intent + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).