proportionately
adverb
proportionately is spelled P-R-O-P-O-R-T-I-O-N-A-T-E-L-Y: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, proportionately means “In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in proportionately?
| Letters | 15: P-R-O-P-O-R-T-I-O-N-A-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is proportionately?
Proportionately appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 proportionately?
- US
Proportionately has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-proportionately.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of proportionately
- more proportionately comparative
- most proportionately superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proportionately mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does proportionately come from?
From proportionate + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).