illegibly
/ɪˈlɛ.dʒɪb.li/adverb
illegibly is spelled I-L-L-E-G-I-B-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, illegibly means “In a manner that produces illegible results” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in illegibly?
| Letters | 9: I-L-L-E-G-I-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 illegibly?
Illegibly appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 illegibly?
- /ɪˈlɛ.dʒɪb.li/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-illegibly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of illegibly
- more illegibly comparative
- most illegibly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does illegibly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a manner that produces illegible results.
The doctor illegibly scrawled his signature: if it weren't on his letterhead, no-one would know who had written it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does illegibly come from?
From illegible + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).