pungently
adverb
pungently is spelled P-U-N-G-E-N-T-L-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, pungently means “In a pungent manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pungently?
| Letters | 9: P-U-N-G-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 pungently?
Pungently appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 pungently?
Pungently has 3 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).
Forms of pungently
- more pungently comparative
- most pungently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pungently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a pungent manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pungently come from?
From pungent + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).