statistically
/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kə.li/adverb
statistically is spelled S-T-A-T-I-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, statistically means “In a statistical way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in statistically?
| Letters | 13: S-T-A-T-I-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th 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 statistically?
Statistically appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th 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 statistically?
- /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kə.li/
- [stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kl̩.i]
- /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kli/
Statistically has 5 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-statistically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does statistically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a statistical way.
He made his point statistically.
- 2
From a statistical point of view.
Statistically, the study was almost worthless.
- 3
From statistical evidence.
Statistically, what he said is true.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Statistically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a statistical way:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | statistisch |
| Portuguese | estatisticamente |
| Spanish | estadísticamente |
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 statistically come from?
From statistical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).