plausibly
adverb
plausibly is spelled P-L-A-U-S-I-B-L-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, plausibly means “In a plausible manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in plausibly?
| Letters | 9: P-L-A-U-S-I-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is plausibly?
Plausibly appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 plausibly?
- US
Plausibly has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-plausibly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plausibly
- more plausibly comparative
- most plausibly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plausibly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a plausible manner.
She lied plausibly, but the police suspected her anyway.
- 2
Probably; not falsifiably, based on available facts and general knowledge.
Plausibly, she said she'd been working at the time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plausibly come from?
From plausible + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).