routinely
/ɹuˈtinli/adverb
routinely is spelled R-O-U-T-I-N-E-L-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, routinely means “In a routine manner, in a way that has become common or expected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in routinely?
| Letters | 9: R-O-U-T-I-N-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is routinely?
Routinely appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th 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 routinely?
- UK /ɹuːˈtiːnli/
- US /ɹuˈtinli/
- Australia /ɹʉːˈtiːnli/
Routinely 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-routinely.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with routinely?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as routinely from its last stressed vowel (/inli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of routinely
- more routinely comparative
- most routinely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does routinely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a routine manner, in a way that has become common or expected.
- 2
Done by rote or habit, as part of a routine, without attention or concern.
We routinely test the fire extinguishers but no one ever expects them to fail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Routinely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a routine manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | routinièrement |
| Portuguese | rotineiramente |
| Spanish | rutinariamente |
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 routinely come from?
From routine + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).