reasonably
rea·son·ably/ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/adverb
reasonably is spelled R-E-A-S-O-N-A-B-L-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables (rea·son·ably). It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, reasonably means “In accordance with reason” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reasonably?
| Letters | 10: R-E-A-S-O-N-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: rea·son·ably |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,784th 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 reasonably?
Reasonably appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,784th 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 reasonably?
- /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/
- /ˈɹiːz.nə.bli/
Reasonably has 3 syllables, split rea·son·ably in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reasonably.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-reasonably.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reasonably
- more reasonably comparative
- most reasonably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reasonably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In accordance with reason.
They were able handle their disagreements reasonably.
- 2
Fairly; satisfactorily; not extremely.
The shoes were reasonably priced.
- 3
Quite; to some extent.
That car goes reasonably fast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reasonably in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | raisonnablement , justement |
| German | vernünftig , einigermaßen , halbwegs |
| Portuguese | razoavelmente , justamente |
| Spanish | razonablemente , justamente |
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 reasonably come from?
From Middle English resonably, equivalent to reasonable + -ly. Piecewise doublet of rationably.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).