despairingly
/dɪˈspɛəɹ.ɪŋ.li/adverb
despairingly is spelled D-E-S-P-A-I-R-I-N-G-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, despairingly means “In a despairing manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in despairingly?
| Letters | 12: D-E-S-P-A-I-R-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 despairingly?
Despairingly appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 despairingly?
- /dɪˈspɛəɹ.ɪŋ.li/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: Despairingly.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-despairingly.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-despairingly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of despairingly
- more despairingly comparative
- most despairingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does despairingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a despairing manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does despairingly come from?
From despairing + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).