enviously
adverb
enviously is spelled E-N-V-I-O-U-S-L-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, enviously means “in an envious manner or to an envious degree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enviously?
| Letters | 9: E-N-V-I-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 enviously?
Enviously appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 enviously?
- US
Enviously 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-enviously.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of enviously
- more enviously comparative
- most enviously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enviously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
in an envious manner or to an envious degree
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enviously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an envious manner or to an envious degree:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | envieusement |
| Portuguese | invejosamente |
| Spanish | envidiosamente |
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 enviously come from?
From envious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).