medically
med·i·cal·ly/ˈmɛd.ɪ.kli/adverb
medically is spelled M-E-D-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (med·i·cal·ly). It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, medically means “For medical purposes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in medically?
| Letters | 9: M-E-D-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: med·i·cal·ly |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th 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 medically?
Medically appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 medically?
- US /ˈmɛd.ɪ.kli/
- Australia /ˈmed.ɪ.kli/
Medically has 4 syllables, split med·i·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)-Fae7-medically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of medically
- more medically comparative
- most medically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does medically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
For medical purposes.
This drug should be used medically rather than recreationally.
- 2
In a medical manner or context.
medically speaking
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Medically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a medical manner or context:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | medicamente |
| Spanish | médicamente |
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.