practically
prac·ti·cal·ly/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/adverb
practically is spelled P-R-A-C-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y, 4 syllables: prac·ti·cal·ly. The wrong spelling people search most is pratically: about 30 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 16 of all searches for the word. Practically is an adverb meaning “In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally”.
How many letters and syllables are in practically?
| Letters | 11: P-R-A-C-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: prac·ti·cal·ly |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 3; the most searched, pratically, about 30 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell practically?
Practically is spelled P-R-A-C-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y. 3 wrong spellings are searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 10 of the searches for practically in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is practically?
Practically appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th 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 practically?
- /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/
Practically has 4 syllables, split prac·ti·cal·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-practically.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of practically
- more practically comparative
- most practically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does practically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally.
Stalin was not technically or legally the head of state but was practically so.
- 2
Almost completely; almost entirely.
Near-synonyms: effectively, nearly, virtually
- 3
With respect to practices or a practice.
He wasn't very good with words or numbers; he was more of a practically minded person
- 4
In a way that is practical: feasibly; unchallengingly.
practically achievable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Practically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pratiquement , quasiment |
| German | praktisch |
| Spanish | prácticamente |
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 practically come from?
From practical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).