qualitatively
adverb
qualitatively is spelled Q-U-A-L-I-T-A-T-I-V-E-L-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, qualitatively means “In a qualitative manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in qualitatively?
| Letters | 13: Q-U-A-L-I-T-A-T-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 qualitatively?
Qualitatively appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 qualitatively?
- US
Qualitatively 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)-Neøn-qualitatively.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of qualitatively
- more qualitatively comparative
- most qualitatively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does qualitatively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a qualitative manner.
- 2
With respect to quality rather than quantity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Qualitatively in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a qualitative manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | qualitativement |
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 qualitatively come from?
From qualitative + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).