despicably
adverb
despicably is spelled D-E-S-P-I-C-A-B-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, despicably means “In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in despicably?
| Letters | 10: D-E-S-P-I-C-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 despicably?
Despicably appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 despicably?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-despicably.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of despicably
- more despicably comparative
- most despicably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does despicably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does despicably come from?
From despicable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).