precipitately
/pɹɪˈsɪ.pɪ.tət.li/adverb
precipitately is spelled P-R-E-C-I-P-I-T-A-T-E-L-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, precipitately means “In a precipitate manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in precipitately?
| Letters | 13: P-R-E-C-I-P-I-T-A-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 precipitately?
Precipitately appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 precipitately?
- /pɹɪˈsɪ.pɪ.tət.li/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-precipitately.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of precipitately
- more precipitately comparative
- most precipitately superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does precipitately mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a precipitate manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Precipitately in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense In a precipitate manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | precipitadamente |
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 precipitately come from?
From precipitate + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).