ily
phrase
ily is spelled I-L-Y: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a phrase, ily means “Initialism of I love you” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ily?
| Letters | 3: I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 ily?
Ily appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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).
What does ily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
phrase
- 1
Initialism of I love you.
phrase
- 1
Initialism of I love you.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ily in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | hdl |
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 ily come from?
Combination of -y (“adjectival suffix”) + -ly (“adverbial suffix”), with -y changed to -i-.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).