remotely
/ɹɪˈmoʊtli/adverb
remotely is spelled R-E-M-O-T-E-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, remotely means “At a distance, far away” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in remotely?
| Letters | 8: R-E-M-O-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.6 times per million words; the 10,358th 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 remotely?
Remotely appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th 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 remotely?
- /ɹɪˈmoʊtli/
Remotely 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-remotely.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of remotely
- more remotely comparative
- most remotely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does remotely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
At a distance, far away.
- 2
Not much; scarcely; hardly.
I'm not remotely in love with you.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Remotely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | à distance |
| German | entfernt , schwerlich, annähernd |
| Portuguese | remotamente |
| Spanish | remotamente |
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 remotely come from?
From remote + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).