paradoxically
/ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksɪkli/adverb
paradoxically is spelled P-A-R-A-D-O-X-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, paradoxically means “In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in paradoxically?
| Letters | 13: P-A-R-A-D-O-X-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is paradoxically?
Paradoxically appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 paradoxically?
- UK /ˌpaɹəˈdɒksɪkli/
- US /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksɪkli/
Paradoxically has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-paradoxically.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of paradoxically
- more paradoxically comparative
- most paradoxically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paradoxically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.
The proliferation of labor-saving devices has not given us more leisure time, paradoxically.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paradoxically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a paradoxical manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paradoxalement |
| German | paradoxerweise |
| Portuguese | paradoxalmente |
| Spanish | paradójicamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does paradoxically come from?
From paradoxical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).