eerily
/ˈɪɹ.ɪ.li/adverb
eerily is spelled E-E-R-I-L-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, eerily means “In an eerie manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in eerily?
| Letters | 6: E-E-R-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is eerily?
Eerily appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 eerily?
- /ˈɪəɹɪli/
- US /ˈɪɹ.ɪ.li/
Eerily has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-eerily.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with eerily?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as eerily from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹɪli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of eerily
- more eerily comparative
- most eerily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eerily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an eerie manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eerily in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense In an eerie manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | étrangement, sinistrement |
| Spanish | espeluznantemente, inquietantemente, sobrecogedoramente |
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 eerily come from?
From eerie + -ly. Compare Old English earglīċe, earhlīċe (“in a cowardly manner, timidly, fearfully”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).