handedly
adverbnonstandard
handedly is spelled H-A-N-D-E-D-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, handedly means “Easily; with ease; misconstruction of handily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in handedly?
| Letters | 8: H-A-N-D-E-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd 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 handedly?
Handedly appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 handedly?
Handedly has 3 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).
Forms of handedly
- more handedly comparative
- most handedly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does handedly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
nonstandardEasily; with ease; misconstruction of handily.
The squirt was hitting 25-foot jumpers handedly, although she wasn't one for that whole dribbling thing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does handedly come from?
From handed + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).