corruptly
/kəˈrʌpt.li/adverb
corruptly is spelled C-O-R-R-U-P-T-L-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, corruptly means “In a corrupt manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in corruptly?
| Letters | 9: C-O-R-R-U-P-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 corruptly?
Corruptly appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 corruptly?
- US /kəˈrʌpt.li/
Corruptly 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-corruptly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of corruptly
- more corruptly comparative
- most corruptly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corruptly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a corrupt manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corruptly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a corrupt manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | corruptamente, corrompidamente |
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 corruptly come from?
From corrupt + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).