poignantly
/ˈpɔɪnjəntli/adverb
poignantly is spelled P-O-I-G-N-A-N-T-L-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, poignantly means “In a poignant manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in poignantly?
| Letters | 10: P-O-I-G-N-A-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 poignantly?
Poignantly appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 poignantly?
- /ˈpɔɪnjəntli/
- /ˈpɔɪnəntli/
- /ˈpɔɪɡnəntli/
Poignantly 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).
Forms of poignantly
- more poignantly comparative
- most poignantly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poignantly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a poignant manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poignantly come from?
From poignant + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).