serendipitously
adverb
serendipitously is spelled S-E-R-E-N-D-I-P-I-T-O-U-S-L-Y: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, serendipitously means “By serendipity; by blind luck in combination with wisdom; by fortunate accident” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in serendipitously?
| Letters | 15: S-E-R-E-N-D-I-P-I-T-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 serendipitously?
Serendipitously appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 serendipitously
- more serendipitously comparative
- most serendipitously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does serendipitously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
By serendipity; by blind luck in combination with wisdom; by fortunate accident.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Serendipitously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense by serendipity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sérendipiteusement |
| Spanish | serendípicamente |
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 serendipitously come from?
From serendipitous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).