linguistically
lin·guis·ti·cal·ly/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk(ə)li/adverb
linguistically is spelled L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 14 letters and 5 syllables (lin·guis·ti·cal·ly). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, linguistically means “In the manner of linguistics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in linguistically?
| Letters | 14: L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: lin·guis·ti·cal·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is linguistically?
Linguistically appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 linguistically?
- US /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk(ə)li/
Linguistically has 5 syllables, split lin·guis·ti·cal·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-linguistically.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-linguistically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with linguistically?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as linguistically from its last stressed vowel (/ɪstɪkli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of linguistically
- more linguistically comparative
- most linguistically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does linguistically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In the manner of linguistics.
- 2
From a linguistic perspective.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Linguistically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense from a linguistic perspective:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | linguistiquement |
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 linguistically come from?
From linguistical + -ly or from linguistic + -ally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).