mandatorily
adverb
mandatorily is spelled M-A-N-D-A-T-O-R-I-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, mandatorily means “In a mandatory manner; not optionally; required” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mandatorily?
| Letters | 11: M-A-N-D-A-T-O-R-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 mandatorily?
Mandatorily appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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).
What does mandatorily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a mandatory manner; not optionally; required.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mandatorily in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a mandatory manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | obrigatoriamente |
| Spanish | obligatoriamente |
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 mandatorily come from?
From mandatory + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).