paternally
/pəˈtɝnəli/adverb
paternally is spelled P-A-T-E-R-N-A-L-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, paternally means “In a paternal manner; fatherly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in paternally?
| Letters | 10: P-A-T-E-R-N-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is paternally?
Paternally appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 paternally?
- US /pəˈtɝnəli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-paternally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with paternally?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as paternally from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹnəli/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: prenatally, parentally.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of paternally
- more paternally comparative
- most paternally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paternally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a paternal manner; fatherly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does paternally come from?
From paternal + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).