observably
adverb
observably is spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-A-B-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, observably means “To a detectable degree, sufficient to be observed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in observably?
| Letters | 10: O-B-S-E-R-V-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 observably?
Observably appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 observably
- more observably comparative
- most observably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does observably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
To a detectable degree, sufficient to be observed.
As the planet orbits the star, it causes a wobble in the star's motion, which can be detected as a small but observably large Doppler effect.
- 2
In an observable manner.
From the point of view of earth-based observatories, the effect of the planet's orbit around the star is that the star observably wobbles.
- 3
Indicates that the proposition can be verified by observation.
Observably, the star wobbles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does observably come from?
From observable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).