questionably
adverb
questionably is spelled Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-A-B-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, questionably means “in a questionable manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in questionably?
| Letters | 12: Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd 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 questionably?
Questionably appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 questionably
- more questionably comparative
- most questionably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does questionably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
in a questionable manner
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Questionably in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a questionable manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | fragwürdig |
| Portuguese | questionavelmente |
| Spanish | cuestionablemente |
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 questionably come from?
From questionable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).