benevolently
adverb
benevolently is spelled B-E-N-E-V-O-L-E-N-T-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, benevolently means “In a benevolent manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in benevolently?
| Letters | 12: B-E-N-E-V-O-L-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 benevolently?
Benevolently appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 benevolently?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-benevolently.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of benevolently
- more benevolently comparative
- most benevolently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does benevolently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a benevolent manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Benevolently in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a benevolent manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | benévolamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does benevolently come from?
From benevolent + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).