visually
/ˈvɪzju.əli/adverb
visually is spelled V-I-S-U-A-L-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, visually means “By means of sight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in visually?
| Letters | 8: V-I-S-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st 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 visually?
Visually appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 visually?
- /ˈvɪzju.əli/
- /ˈvɪʒu.əli/
- /ˈvɪʒəli/
Visually 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-visually.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of visually
- more visually comparative
- most visually superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does visually mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
By means of sight.
The radar's detection was confirmed visually, because seeing is believing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Visually in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense by means of sight:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | optisch, visuell |
| Portuguese | visualmente |
| Spanish | visualmente |
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 visually come from?
From visual + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).