respectively
re·spec·tive·ly/ɹɪˈspɛktɪvli/adverb
respectively is spelled R-E-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-E-L-Y, 4 syllables: re·spec·tive·ly. The wrong spelling people search most is respectivly: about 80 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 28 of all searches for the word. Respectively is an adverb meaning “In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the…”.
How many letters and syllables are in respectively?
| Letters | 12: R-E-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: re·spec·tive·ly |
| In writing | 28 times per million words; the 3,288th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 3; the most searched, respectivly, about 80 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell respectively?
Respectively is spelled R-E-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-E-L-Y. 3 wrong spellings are searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 22 of the searches for respectively in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is respectively?
Respectively appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,288th 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 respectively?
- /ɹɪˈspɛktɪvli/
Respectively has 4 syllables, split re·spec·tive·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-respectively.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with respectively
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of respectively
- more respectively comparative
- most respectively superlative
- resp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does respectively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.
Serena Williams and Roger Federer won the women's and men's singles titles, respectively, at the 2010 Australian Open.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate respectively?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of respectively: resp..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Respectively in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a relative manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | respectivement |
| German | beziehungsweise, jeweils |
| Portuguese | respectivamente, respetivamente |
| Spanish | respectivamente, respective |
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 respectively come from?
From respective + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).