intractably
adverb
intractably is spelled I-N-T-R-A-C-T-A-B-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, intractably means “In an intractable manner; uncontrollably; unmanageably” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intractably?
| Letters | 11: I-N-T-R-A-C-T-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 intractably?
Intractably appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 intractably?
- General-American
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-intractably.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of intractably
- more intractably comparative
- most intractably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intractably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an intractable manner; uncontrollably; unmanageably.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does intractably come from?
From intractable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).