obligatorily
adverb
obligatorily is spelled O-B-L-I-G-A-T-O-R-I-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, obligatorily means “In an obligatory manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in obligatorily?
| Letters | 12: O-B-L-I-G-A-T-O-R-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 obligatorily?
Obligatorily appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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).
Forms of obligatorily
- more obligatorily comparative
- most obligatorily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obligatorily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an obligatory manner.
Near-synonyms: necessarily; mandatorily; imperatively; (sometimes) by nature
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does obligatorily come from?
From obligatory + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).