singularly
sin·gu·lar·ly/ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚli/adverb
singularly is spelled S-I-N-G-U-L-A-R-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables (sin·gu·lar·ly). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, singularly means “Strangely; oddly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in singularly?
| Letters | 10: S-I-N-G-U-L-A-R-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: sin·gu·lar·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 singularly?
Singularly appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 singularly?
- US /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚli/
- UK /ˈsɪŋɡjʊləli/
Singularly has 4 syllables, split sin·gu·lar·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-singularly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of singularly
- more singularly comparative
- most singularly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does singularly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Strangely; oddly.
He behaved most singularly when we met him last night.
- 2
Extremely; remarkably.
- 3
In the singular number; in terms of a single thing.
- 4
solely; only; uniquely
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does singularly come from?
From Middle English singulerly; equivalent to singular + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).