nominally
nom·i·nal·ly/ˈnɑmɪnəli/adverb
nominally is spelled N-O-M-I-N-A-L-L-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (nom·i·nal·ly). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, nominally means “In a nominal manner; in name only” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nominally?
| Letters | 9: N-O-M-I-N-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: nom·i·nal·ly |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th 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 nominally?
Nominally appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 nominally?
- UK /ˈnɒmɪnəli/
- US /ˈnɑmɪnəli/
Nominally has 4 syllables, split nom·i·nal·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-nominally.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does nominally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a nominal manner; in name only.
- 2
Slightly.
- 3
As a noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nominally come from?
From nominal + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).