neurotically
/njʊə̯ˈɹɒtɪklɪ/adverb
neurotically is spelled N-E-U-R-O-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, neurotically means “In a neurotic manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in neurotically?
| Letters | 12: N-E-U-R-O-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 neurotically?
Neurotically appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 neurotically?
- UK /njʊə̯ˈɹɒtɪklɪ/
- British /njəˈɹɔtɪklɪj/
- British /ˌnjəˈɹɔtɪkli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-neurotically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of neurotically
- more neurotically comparative
- most neurotically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neurotically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a neurotic manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does neurotically come from?
From neurotic + -ally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).