cavalierly
/kævəˈliːɚli/adverb
cavalierly is spelled C-A-V-A-L-I-E-R-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, cavalierly means “In a cavalier manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cavalierly?
| Letters | 10: C-A-V-A-L-I-E-R-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 cavalierly?
Cavalierly appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 cavalierly?
- US /kævəˈliːɚli/
Cavalierly has 4 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-cavalierly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cavalierly
- more cavalierly comparative
- most cavalierly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cavalierly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a cavalier manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cavalierly come from?
From cavalier + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).