likewise

like·wise/ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/adverb

likewise is spelled L-I-K-E-W-I-S-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (like·wise). It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,674th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, likewise means “In a similar manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in likewise?

Letters	8: L-I-K-E-W-I-S-E
Syllables	2: like·wise
In writing	11 times per million words; the 6,674th 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 likewise?

Likewise appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,674th most frequent word form in the list.

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Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce likewise?

/ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/

Likewise has 2 syllables, split like·wise in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-likewise.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What does likewise mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adverb

1
In a similar manner.
Public transportation is virtually inaccessible in this country; likewise, its hospitals are also not very user-friendly.
2
also; moreover; too.
Margaret enjoys playing tennis on Saturdays, Jeremy likewise.
3
The same to you; used as a response.
It was very nice meeting you, Samantha. ― Likewise, Mr Thompson.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Likewise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

Language	Words
French	de même, pareillement (in like manner), idem (the same to you)
German	ebenfalls, gleichfalls, ebenso, ähnlich (in like manner)
Portuguese	similarmente, igualmente (in like manner)
Spanish	similarmente, ídem, del mismo modo, con las mismas (in like manner), igualmente (the same to you)

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 likewise come from?

From Middle English lykewise, lykewyse, lyke wyse, lijk wise, a shortened form of Middle English in lik wise (“in like wise”); equivalent to like + -wise. Compare with otherwise.