Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

botanically

/bətˈænəkəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
botan-i-cal-ly
IPA
/bətˈænəkəli/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

in a botanical manner

Etymology

Etymology tree English botany Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English botanical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English botanically From botanical + -ly.

Derived Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce botanically?
The recorded pronunciation is /bətˈænəkəli/.
What does botanically mean?
in a botanical manner
Where does botanically come from?
Etymology tree English botany Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English botanical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English botanically From botanical + -ly.

How to pronounce botanically

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