reciprocally
adverb
reciprocally is spelled R-E-C-I-P-R-O-C-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, reciprocally means “In a reciprocal manner; by way of returning (e.g. a favour, insult, etc)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reciprocally?
| Letters | 12: R-E-C-I-P-R-O-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 reciprocally?
Reciprocally appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 reciprocally?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reciprocally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reciprocally
- more reciprocally comparative
- most reciprocally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reciprocally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a reciprocal manner; by way of returning (e.g. a favour, insult, etc).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reciprocally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a reciprocal manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réciproquement |
| German | in wechselseitiger Weise, wechselseitig, in umgekehrter Weise, umgekehrt, reziprok, anders herum |
| Portuguese | reciprocamente |
| Spanish | recíprocamente |
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 reciprocally come from?
From reciprocal + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).