Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proportionally

/pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
pro-por-tion-al-ly
IPA
/pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English proportional 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 proportionally From proportional + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/
  • British English: /pɹəˈpɔːʃənəli/

Inflected Forms

more proportionally (comparative) most proportionally (superlative)

Derived Forms

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce proportionally?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/.
What does proportionally mean?
In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.
Where does proportionally come from?
Etymology tree English proportional 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 proportionally From proportional + -ly.

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