intimately
in·ti·mate·ly/ˈɪntɪmətli/adverb
intimately is spelled I-N-T-I-M-A-T-E-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables (in·ti·mate·ly). It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, intimately means “In an intimate manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intimately?
| Letters | 10: I-N-T-I-M-A-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: in·ti·mate·ly |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th 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 intimately?
Intimately appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 intimately?
- /ˈɪntɪmətli/
Intimately has 4 syllables, split in·ti·mate·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-intimately.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of intimately
- more intimately comparative
- most intimately superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intimately mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an intimate manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intimately in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an intimate manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intimement |
| Portuguese | intimamente |
| Spanish | íntimamente |
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 intimately come from?
From intimate + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).