powerfully
pow·er·ful·ly/ˈpaʊɚf(ə)li/adverb
powerfully is spelled P-O-W-E-R-F-U-L-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables (pow·er·ful·ly). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, powerfully means “In a powerful manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in powerfully?
| Letters | 10: P-O-W-E-R-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: pow·er·ful·ly |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th 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 powerfully?
Powerfully appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th 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 powerfully?
- UK /ˈpaʊəf(ə)li/
- US /ˈpaʊɚf(ə)li/
Powerfully has 4 syllables, split pow·er·ful·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-powerfully.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of powerfully
- more powerfully comparative
- most powerfully superlative
- powrefully
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does powerfully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a powerful manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Powerfully in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a powerful manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | puissamment, fortement |
| Portuguese | poderosamente |
| Spanish | poderosamente |
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 powerfully come from?
From powerful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).