confessedly
/kənˈfɛsɪdli/adverb
confessedly is spelled C-O-N-F-E-S-S-E-D-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, confessedly means “Admittedly; by one's own confession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in confessedly?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-F-E-S-S-E-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 confessedly?
Confessedly appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 confessedly?
- /kənˈfɛsɪdli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of confessedly
- more confessedly comparative
- most confessedly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confessedly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Admittedly; by one's own confession.
Confessedly, he is the handsomest man in his house.
- 2
archaicIn a way that is generally acknowledged.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does confessedly come from?
From confessed + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).