negligibly
/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbli/adverb
negligibly is spelled N-E-G-L-I-G-I-B-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, negligibly means “To a degree that is negligible; so small or slight that it may be ignored” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in negligibly?
| Letters | 10: N-E-G-L-I-G-I-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 negligibly?
Negligibly appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 negligibly?
- /ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbli/
- /ˈnɛɡləd͡ʒəbli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-negligibly.ogg, En-au-negligibly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does negligibly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
To a degree that is negligible; so small or slight that it may be ignored.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does negligibly come from?
From negligible + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).