jointly
/ˈd͡ʒɔɪntli/adverb
jointly is spelled J-O-I-N-T-L-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, jointly means “Together, acting as one; collectively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jointly?
| Letters | 7: J-O-I-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th 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 jointly?
Jointly appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th 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 jointly?
- US /ˈd͡ʒɔɪntli/
Jointly has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jointly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does jointly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Together, acting as one; collectively.
They jointly raised the child, even though they were no longer married.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate jointly?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of jointly: jtly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jointly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense together:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conjointement |
| German | gemeinsam |
| Portuguese | conjuntamente |
| Spanish | juntamente, al alimón |
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 jointly come from?
From joint + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).