falsely
adverb
falsely is spelled F-A-L-S-E-L-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, falsely means “In a false manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in falsely?
| Letters | 7: F-A-L-S-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th 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 falsely?
Falsely appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th 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 falsely?
Falsely has 2 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)-Vealhurl-falsely.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of falsely
- more falsely comparative
- most falsely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does falsely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a false manner.
He protested his innocence to the end, claiming he had been falsely charged and convicted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Falsely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a false manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | faussement |
| German | fälschlicherweise, falsch |
| Portuguese | falsamente |
| Spanish | falsamente |
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 falsely come from?
From Middle English falsly, falsliche, equivalent to false + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).