patiently
pa·tient·ly/ˈpeɪʃəntli/adverb
patiently is spelled P-A-T-I-E-N-T-L-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables (pa·tient·ly). It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, patiently means “In a patient manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in patiently?
| Letters | 9: P-A-T-I-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pa·tient·ly |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th 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 patiently?
Patiently appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th 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 patiently?
- /ˈpeɪʃəntli/
Patiently has 3 syllables, split pa·tient·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-patiently.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of patiently
- more patiently comparative
- most patiently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does patiently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a patient manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Patiently in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a patient manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | patiemment |
| German | geduldig |
| Portuguese | pacientemente |
| Spanish | pacientemente |
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 patiently come from?
From patient + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).