pessimistically
/ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪkli/adverb
pessimistically is spelled P-E-S-S-I-M-I-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, pessimistically means “In a pessimistic manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pessimistically?
| Letters | 15: P-E-S-S-I-M-I-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 pessimistically?
Pessimistically appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 pessimistically?
- US /ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪkli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with pessimistically?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pessimistically from its last stressed vowel (/ɪstɪkli/):
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 pessimistically
- more pessimistically comparative
- most pessimistically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pessimistically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a pessimistic manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pessimistically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a pessimistic manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | pessimistisch, schwarzseherisch |
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.