punctually
adverb
punctually is spelled P-U-N-C-T-U-A-L-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, punctually means “In a punctual manner; on time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in punctually?
| Letters | 10: P-U-N-C-T-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 punctually?
Punctually appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 punctually?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-punctually.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-punctually.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of punctually
- more punctually comparative
- most punctually superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does punctually mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a punctual manner; on time.
- 2
archaicPrecisely; exactly; minutely.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Punctually in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a punctual manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ponctuellement |
| Portuguese | pontualmente |
| Spanish | puntualmente |
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 punctually come from?
From punctual + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).