laboriously
/ləˈbɔɹ.i.əs.li/adverb
laboriously is spelled L-A-B-O-R-I-O-U-S-L-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, laboriously means “With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in laboriously?
| Letters | 11: L-A-B-O-R-I-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is laboriously?
Laboriously appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 laboriously?
- UK /ləˈbɔː.ɹi.əs.lɪ/
- US /ləˈbɔɹ.i.əs.li/
Laboriously has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-laboriously.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with laboriously?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as laboriously from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹiəsli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of laboriously
- labouriously
- laborously
- labourously
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laboriously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor.
The heavy man laboriously climbed the steep mountain, pulling himself up inch by inch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Laboriously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense with great expenditure of effort:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | laborieusement |
| Spanish | laboriosamente |
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 laboriously come from?
From laborious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).