ingenuously
/ɪnˈdʒɛnjuːəsli/adverb
ingenuously is spelled I-N-G-E-N-U-O-U-S-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, ingenuously means “In an ingenuous manner; frankly, straightforwardly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ingenuously?
| Letters | 11: I-N-G-E-N-U-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 ingenuously?
Ingenuously appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 ingenuously?
- UK /ɪnˈdʒɛnjuːəsli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ingenuously
- more ingenuously comparative
- most ingenuously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ingenuously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an ingenuous manner; frankly, straightforwardly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ingenuously come from?
From ingenuous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).