bravely
brave·ly/ˈbɹeɪvli/adverb
bravely is spelled B-R-A-V-E-L-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables (brave·ly). It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, bravely means “In a brave manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bravely?
| Letters | 7: B-R-A-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: brave·ly |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th 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 bravely?
Bravely appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 bravely?
- /ˈbɹeɪvli/
Bravely has 2 syllables, split brave·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bravely.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bravely
- bravelier comparative
- more bravely comparative
- braveliest superlative
- most bravely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bravely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a brave manner.
The soldiers faced the enemy bravely.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bravely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a brave manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bravement |
| Spanish | valientemente |
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 bravely come from?
From brave + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).