brokenly
adverb
brokenly is spelled B-R-O-K-E-N-L-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, brokenly means “In a broken manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in brokenly?
| Letters | 8: B-R-O-K-E-N-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 brokenly?
Brokenly appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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).
Forms of brokenly
- more brokenly comparative
- most brokenly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brokenly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a broken manner.
- 2
with gaps between words so that normal flow or fluency is affected, as due to emotion; disjointedly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brokenly come from?
From broken + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).