joyfully
joy·ful·ly/ˈd͡ʒɔɪfəli/adverb
joyfully is spelled J-O-Y-F-U-L-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables (joy·ful·ly). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, joyfully means “In a joyful manner; joyously” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in joyfully?
| Letters | 8: J-O-Y-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: joy·ful·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th 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 joyfully?
Joyfully appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 joyfully?
- /ˈd͡ʒɔɪfəli/
Joyfully has 3 syllables, split joy·ful·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-joyfully.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of joyfully
- more joyfully comparative
- most joyfully superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does joyfully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a joyful manner; joyously.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Joyfully in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a joyful manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | freudig |
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 joyfully come from?
From Middle English joifulliche, joyfully, equivalent to joyful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).