temperately
adverb
temperately is spelled T-E-M-P-E-R-A-T-E-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, temperately means “In a thoughtfully measured or regulated manner, eschewing extremes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in temperately?
| Letters | 11: T-E-M-P-E-R-A-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 temperately?
Temperately appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 temperately
- more temperately comparative
- most temperately superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does temperately mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a thoughtfully measured or regulated manner, eschewing extremes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Temperately in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense 1. In a thoughtfully measured or regulated manner, eschewing extremes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | maßvoll |
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 temperately come from?
From temperate + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).