diabolically
adverb
diabolically is spelled D-I-A-B-O-L-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, diabolically means “In a diabolical manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in diabolically?
| Letters | 12: D-I-A-B-O-L-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 diabolically?
Diabolically appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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).
Forms of diabolically
- more diabolically comparative
- most diabolically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diabolically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a diabolical manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diabolically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense In a diabolical manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diaboliquement |
| German | diabolisch |
| Spanish | diabólicamente |
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 diabolically come from?
From diabolical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).