locally
/ˈləʊkəli/adverb
locally is spelled L-O-C-A-L-L-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,957th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, locally means “With respect to place; in place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in locally?
| Letters | 7: L-O-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,957th 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 locally?
Locally appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,957th 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 locally?
- /ˈləʊkəli/
Locally has 3 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-locally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of locally
- more locally comparative
- most locally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does locally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With respect to place; in place.
These things are locally separated.
- 2
In or from the local area.
We live locally, so I always bank locally.
- 3
In a restricted part of the body.
To be applied locally
- 4
Within a sufficiently small sphere (or circle or interval) around a given point (sometimes, around any point).
locally Euclidean
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Locally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | localement |
| Portuguese | localmente |
| Spanish | localmente |
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 locally come from?
From local + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).