prophylactically
adverb
prophylactically is spelled P-R-O-P-H-Y-L-A-C-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, prophylactically means “Preventively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prophylactically?
| Letters | 16: P-R-O-P-H-Y-L-A-C-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 prophylactically?
Prophylactically appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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).
Forms of prophylactically
- more prophylactically comparative
- most prophylactically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prophylactically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Preventively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prophylactically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense preventively:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prophylactiquement |
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 prophylactically come from?
From prophylactic + -ally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).