quizzically
adverb
quizzically is spelled Q-U-I-Z-Z-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, quizzically means “In a quizzical manner; as if puzzled or asking a question” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in quizzically?
| Letters | 11: Q-U-I-Z-Z-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 quizzically?
Quizzically appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 quizzically?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-quizzically.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quizzically
- more quizzically comparative
- most quizzically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quizzically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a quizzical manner; as if puzzled or asking a question.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quizzically come from?
From quizzical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).