meaningfully
adverb
meaningfully is spelled M-E-A-N-I-N-G-F-U-L-L-Y: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, meaningfully means “In a meaningful or significant manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in meaningfully?
| Letters | 12: M-E-A-N-I-N-G-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 meaningfully?
Meaningfully appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 meaningfully?
- US
Meaningfully has 4 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)-Flame,_not_lame-meaningfully.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of meaningfully
- more meaningfully comparative
- most meaningfully superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meaningfully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a meaningful or significant manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does meaningfully come from?
From meaningful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).