frivolously
adverb
frivolously is spelled F-R-I-V-O-L-O-U-S-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, frivolously means “In a frivolous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in frivolously?
| Letters | 11: F-R-I-V-O-L-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 frivolously?
Frivolously appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 frivolously?
- US
Frivolously 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-frivolously.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of frivolously
- more frivolously comparative
- most frivolously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does frivolously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a frivolous manner
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Frivolously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a frivolous manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | frivolamente |
| Spanish | frívolamente |
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 frivolously come from?
From frivolous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).