sarcastically
/sɑː(ɹ)ˈkæstɪkli/adverb
sarcastically is spelled S-A-R-C-A-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, sarcastically means “In a sarcastic manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sarcastically?
| Letters | 13: S-A-R-C-A-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th 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 sarcastically?
Sarcastically appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 sarcastically?
- /sɑː(ɹ)ˈkæstɪkli/
- /sɑː(ɹ)ˈkæstɪkəli/
Sarcastically has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sarcastically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sarcastically
- more sarcastically comparative
- most sarcastically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sarcastically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a sarcastic manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sarcastically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a sarcastic manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sarcastiquement |
| German | sarkastisch |
| Portuguese | sarcasticamente |
| Spanish | sarcásticamente |
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.