dishonestly
/dɪsˈɒnɪstli/adverb
dishonestly is spelled D-I-S-H-O-N-E-S-T-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, dishonestly means “In a dishonest manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dishonestly?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-H-O-N-E-S-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th 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 dishonestly?
Dishonestly appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 dishonestly?
- /dɪsˈɒnɪstli/
Dishonestly has 4 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: En-us-dishonestly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dishonestly
- more dishonestly comparative
- most dishonestly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dishonestly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a dishonest manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dishonestly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a dishonest manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | malhonnêtement |
| Portuguese | desonestamente |
| Spanish | deshonestamente |
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 dishonestly come from?
From Middle English dishonestly (“disgracefully”); equivalent to dishonest + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).