perceptively
adverb
perceptively is spelled P-E-R-C-E-P-T-I-V-E-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, perceptively means “In a perceptive manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in perceptively?
| Letters | 12: P-E-R-C-E-P-T-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 perceptively?
Perceptively appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 perceptively
- more perceptively comparative
- most perceptively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perceptively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a perceptive manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does perceptively come from?
From perceptive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).