peculiarly
pe·cu·liar·ly/pɪˈkjuljɚli/adverb
peculiarly is spelled P-E-C-U-L-I-A-R-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables (pe·cu·liar·ly). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, peculiarly means “To greater degree than is usual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in peculiarly?
| Letters | 10: P-E-C-U-L-I-A-R-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: pe·cu·liar·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 peculiarly?
Peculiarly appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 peculiarly?
- US /pɪˈkjuljɚli/
- UK /pɪˈkjuːljəli/
Peculiarly has 4 syllables, split pe·cu·liar·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-peculiarly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of peculiarly
- more peculiarly comparative
- most peculiarly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peculiarly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
To greater degree than is usual.
He has a peculiarly strong accent.
- 2
In a manner that is greater than usual.
- 3
Strangely, oddly.
His nose is peculiarly bent.
- 4
In a strange or perverse manner; strangely.
He dresses peculiarly.
- 5
Such as to be strange or odd.
Peculiarly, his hat is on upside-down.
- 6
Acting in strange or perverse way.
Peculiarly, he left through the window.
- 7
Strongly associated with; in a manner that is peculiar or restricted to some person or place.
- 8
Mostly or solely associated with.
Having red hair and freckles is a characteristic that is peculiarly Northern European.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does peculiarly come from?
From peculiar + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).