politically
adverb
politically is spelled P-O-L-I-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, politically means “In a political manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in politically?
| Letters | 11: P-O-L-I-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,456th 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 politically?
Politically appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th 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 politically?
- US
Politically has 5 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: En-us-politically.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of politically
- more politically comparative
- most politically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does politically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a political manner.
tackle a matter politically
- 2
Regarding politics, in a way connected to politics.
politically insensitive
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Politically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a political manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | politiquement |
| Portuguese | politicamente |
| Spanish | políticamente |
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.
Where does politically come from?
From political + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).