fraudulently
adverb
fraudulently is spelled F-R-A-U-D-U-L-E-N-T-L-Y: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, fraudulently means “In a fraudulent manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fraudulently?
| Letters | 12: F-R-A-U-D-U-L-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 fraudulently?
Fraudulently appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 fraudulently?
- US
Fraudulently 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-fraudulently.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fraudulently
- more fraudulently comparative
- most fraudulently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fraudulently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a fraudulent manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fraudulently in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a fraudulent manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | frauduleusement |
| German | betrügerisch |
| Spanish | fraudulentamente |
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 fraudulently come from?
From Middle English fraudulently; equivalent to fraudulent + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).