brilliantly
adverb
brilliantly is spelled B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T-L-Y: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, brilliantly means “In a brilliant manner; with brilliance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in brilliantly?
| Letters | 11: B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.9 times per million words; the 15,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is brilliantly?
Brilliantly appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th 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 brilliantly?
Brilliantly has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of brilliantly
- more brilliantly comparative
- most brilliantly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brilliantly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brilliantly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a brilliant manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | brillamment |
| Portuguese | brilhantemente |
| Spanish | brillantemente |
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 brilliantly come from?
From brilliant + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).