belligerently
adverb
belligerently is spelled B-E-L-L-I-G-E-R-E-N-T-L-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, belligerently means “In a belligerent manner; with aggressive hostility” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in belligerently?
| Letters | 13: B-E-L-L-I-G-E-R-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 belligerently?
Belligerently appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 belligerently?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-belligerently.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of belligerently
- more belligerently comparative
- most belligerently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does belligerently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a belligerent manner; with aggressive hostility.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does belligerently come from?
From belligerent + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).