haphazardly
/hæpˈhæzɚdli/adverb
haphazardly is spelled H-A-P-H-A-Z-A-R-D-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, haphazardly means “In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in haphazardly?
| Letters | 11: H-A-P-H-A-Z-A-R-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 haphazardly?
Haphazardly appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 haphazardly?
- UK /hæpˈhæzədli/
- US /hæpˈhæzɚdli/
- US /hæfˈhæzɚdli/
Haphazardly 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: En-us-haphazardly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of haphazardly
- more haphazardly comparative
- most haphazardly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does haphazardly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Haphazardly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a haphazard manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | n'importe comment, au petit bonheur |
| German | planlos, wahllos, willkürlich, zufällig |
| Portuguese | atabalhoadamente |
| Spanish | a la remanguillé, a tontas y a locas, a salto de mata, sin son, sin ton ni son, sin ton y sin son |
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 haphazardly come from?
From haphazard + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).