racially
adverb
racially is spelled R-A-C-I-A-L-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, racially means “Relating to race” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in racially?
| Letters | 8: R-A-C-I-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th 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 racially?
Racially appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th 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 racially?
- US
Racially 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-racially.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of racially
- more racially comparative
- most racially superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does racially mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Relating to race.
a racially aggravated attack
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Racially in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to race:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | à motivation raciste |
| German | rassistisch motiviert |
| Spanish | racialmente |
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.