quietly
/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/adverb
quietly is spelled Q-U-I-E-T-L-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, quietly means “Producing little or no noise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in quietly?
| Letters | 7: Q-U-I-E-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,595th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is quietly?
Quietly appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th 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 quietly?
- /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/
- /ˈkwaɪ.ət.li/
Quietly 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). Recordings: En-us-quietly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with quietly?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as quietly.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: quitely.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of quietly
- more quietly comparative
- most quietly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quietly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Producing little or no noise.
- 2
Without attracting attention.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quietly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense producing little or no noise:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paisablement, tranquillement, quiètement |
| German | ruhig, leise |
| Portuguese | silenciosamente |
| Spanish | mansamente, despacio |
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 quietly come from?
From Middle English quietely, quyetly, equivalent to quiet + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).