tautly
adverb
tautly is spelled T-A-U-T-L-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, tautly means “In a taut manner, tightly, tensely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tautly?
| Letters | 6: T-A-U-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 tautly?
Tautly appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 tautly
- more tautly comparative
- most tautly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tautly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a taut manner, tightly, tensely.
The wire was held tautly, until it was so taut it broke; then there were two wires held slackly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tautly come from?
From taut + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).