secondly
sec·ond·ly/ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/adverb
secondly is spelled S-E-C-O-N-D-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables (sec·ond·ly). It appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, secondly means “In the second place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in secondly?
| Letters | 8: S-E-C-O-N-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sec·ond·ly |
| In writing | 7.1 times per million words; the 8,918th 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 secondly?
Secondly appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th 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 secondly?
- US /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/
- US /ˈsɛk.(ə)ntli/
- UK /ˈsɛkəndli/
Secondly has 3 syllables, split sec·ond·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-secondly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of secondly
- 2ndly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does secondly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In the second place.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Secondly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in the second place:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | deuxièmement |
| German | zweitens |
| Portuguese | segundamente |
| Spanish | en segundo lugar |
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 secondly come from?
From second + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).