freshly
/ˈfɹɛʃli/adverb
freshly is spelled F-R-E-S-H-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, freshly means “Recently, newly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in freshly?
| Letters | 7: F-R-E-S-H-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 freshly?
Freshly 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 freshly?
- /ˈfɹɛʃli/
Freshly 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-freshly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of freshly
- more freshly comparative
- most freshly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does freshly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Recently, newly.
The freshly picked flowers will wilt in a few days but for now are still fragrant.
- 2
In a rude or impertinent manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Freshly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fraîchement , froidement |
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 freshly come from?
From Middle English freschely, freschliche (also as ferscheli, fersly, ferselich), equivalent to fresh + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).