skeptically
/ˈskɛptɪkli/adverb
skeptically is spelled S-K-E-P-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, skeptically means “In a skeptical manner, with skepticism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skeptically?
| Letters | 11: S-K-E-P-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 skeptically?
Skeptically appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 skeptically?
- US /ˈskɛptɪkli/
Skeptically 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-skeptically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of skeptically
- more skeptically comparative
- most skeptically superlative
- sceptically
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skeptically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
USIn a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skeptically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a skeptical manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | escépticamente |
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 skeptically come from?
From skeptical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).