infamously
adverb
infamously is spelled I-N-F-A-M-O-U-S-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, infamously means “In an infamous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in infamously?
| Letters | 10: I-N-F-A-M-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 infamously?
Infamously appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 infamously
- more infamously comparative
- most infamously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does infamously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an infamous manner.
- 2
Famously, known for being.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Infamously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an infamous manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | infamemente |
| Spanish | infamemente |
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 infamously come from?
From infamous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).