airily
/ˈeɹ.ə.li/adverb
airily is spelled A-I-R-I-L-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, airily means “In an airy manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in airily?
| Letters | 6: A-I-R-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is airily?
Airily appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 airily?
- US /ˈeɹ.ə.li/
Airily has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-airily.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of airily
- more airily comparative
- most airily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does airily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an airy manner.
- 2
lightly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does airily come from?
From airy + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).