moderately
adverb
moderately is spelled M-O-D-E-R-A-T-E-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, moderately means “In a moderate manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in moderately?
| Letters | 10: M-O-D-E-R-A-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th 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 moderately?
Moderately appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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 moderately?
Moderately 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).
Forms of moderately
- more moderately comparative
- most moderately superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moderately mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a moderate manner.
During the debate, they disagreed plainly, but moderately.
- 2
To a moderate extent or degree.
They were at least moderately happy with their bonuses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moderately in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a moderate manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | moderadamente |
| Spanish | moderadamente |
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 moderately come from?
From Middle English moderately, moderatelye, moderatliche, moderatly, modiratli; equivalent to moderate + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).