utterly
/ˈʌtɚli/adverb
utterly is spelled U-T-T-E-R-L-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, utterly means “Completely; entirely; to the fullest extent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in utterly?
| Letters | 7: U-T-T-E-R-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 6,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is utterly?
Utterly appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th 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 utterly?
- UK /ˈʌtəli/
- US /ˈʌtɚli/
- US [ˈʌɾɚli]
Utterly has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-utterly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does utterly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Completely; entirely; to the fullest extent.
Well, now we are utterly lost.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does utterly come from?
From utter + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).