secularly
adverb
secularly is spelled S-E-C-U-L-A-R-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, secularly means “In a secular fashion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in secularly?
| Letters | 9: S-E-C-U-L-A-R-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 secularly?
Secularly appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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).
Forms of secularly
- more secularly comparative
- most secularly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does secularly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a secular fashion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Secularly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a secular fashion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | laïquement, séculièrement |
| Portuguese | secularmente |
| Spanish | secularmente |
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 secularly come from?
From Middle English secularelie, seculerli, seculerly, equivalent to secular + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).