tolerably
tol·er·a·bly/ˈtɑləɹəbli/adverb
tolerably is spelled T-O-L-E-R-A-B-L-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (tol·er·a·bly). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, tolerably means “In a tolerable manner; to an extent that can be tolerated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tolerably?
| Letters | 9: T-O-L-E-R-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: tol·er·a·bly |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 tolerably?
Tolerably appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 tolerably?
- US /ˈtɑləɹəbli/
- UK /ˈtɒləɹəbli/
Tolerably has 4 syllables, split tol·er·a·bly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tolerably.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tolerably
- more tolerably comparative
- most tolerably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tolerably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a tolerable manner; to an extent that can be tolerated.
I don't like the music, but it's tolerably quiet.
- 2
datedReasonably; acceptably; somewhat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tolerably in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a tolerable manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tolérablement |
| Portuguese | toleravelmente |
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 tolerably come from?
From tolerable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).