understandingly
adverb
understandingly is spelled U-N-D-E-R-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G-L-Y: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, understandingly means “In an understanding manner; with empathy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in understandingly?
| Letters | 15: U-N-D-E-R-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 understandingly?
Understandingly appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 understandingly
- more understandingly comparative
- most understandingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does understandingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an understanding manner; with empathy.
- 2
obsoleteIn a way that can be understood; intelligibly.
Garcias ab Horto writes of one whom he saw at Goa in the East Indies, that took ten drams of opium in three days; and yet consulto loquebatur, spake understandingly […]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does understandingly come from?
From Middle English undirstondingli, understandandly, equivalent to understanding + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).