Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bilingually

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: bilin-gual-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a bilingual manner; using two languages.

Example Sentences

"Within this melee of intersections between English and Cantonese, the students, being themselves bilingually fluent, were able to navigate with perfect ease in communicative contexts where the provenance of a certain term or expression matters little."

Etymology

Etymology tree English bilingual Middle English -ly English -ly English bilingually From bilingual + -ly.

Questions

What does bilingually mean?: In a bilingual manner; using two languages.
Where does bilingually come from?: Etymology tree English bilingual Middle English -ly English -ly English bilingually From bilingual + -ly.

How to pronounce bilingually

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “bilingually”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “bilingually”.
Repeat and practice — Say “bilingually” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.