haplessly
adverb
haplessly is spelled H-A-P-L-E-S-S-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, haplessly means “In a hapless manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in haplessly?
| Letters | 9: H-A-P-L-E-S-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is haplessly?
Haplessly appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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).
Forms of haplessly
- more haplessly comparative
- most haplessly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does haplessly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a hapless manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does haplessly come from?
From hapless + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).