sublingually
adverb
sublingually is spelled S-U-B-L-I-N-G-U-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, sublingually means “Under the tongue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sublingually?
| Letters | 12: S-U-B-L-I-N-G-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 sublingually?
Sublingually appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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).
What does sublingually mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Under the tongue.
The medicine was administered sublingually.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sublingually come from?
From sublingual + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).