crudely
crude·ly/ˈkɹudli/adverb
crudely is spelled C-R-U-D-E-L-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables (crude·ly). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, crudely means “In a crude manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crudely?
| Letters | 7: C-R-U-D-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: crude·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd 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 crudely?
Crudely appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 crudely?
- UK /ˈkɹuːdli/
- US /ˈkɹudli/
- Australia /ˈkɹʉːdli/
Crudely has 2 syllables, split crude·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-crudely.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crudely
- more crudely comparative
- most crudely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crudely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a crude manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crudely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crûment |
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 crudely come from?
From crude + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).