proficiently
adverb
proficiently is spelled P-R-O-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, proficiently means “In a proficient manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in proficiently?
| Letters | 12: P-R-O-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 proficiently?
Proficiently appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 proficiently?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-proficiently.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-proficiently.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of proficiently
- more proficiently comparative
- most proficiently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proficiently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a proficient manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does proficiently come from?
From proficient + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).