laudably
/ˈlɔː.dɪb.li/adverb
laudably is spelled L-A-U-D-A-B-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, laudably means “In a laudable manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in laudably?
| Letters | 8: L-A-U-D-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 laudably?
Laudably appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 laudably?
- UK /ˈlɔː.dɪb.li/
Laudably has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-laudably.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of laudably
- more laudably comparative
- most laudably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laudably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a laudable manner.
Near-synonym: admirably
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Laudably in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a laudable manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | louvavelmente |
| Spanish | loablemente |
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 laudably come from?
From laudable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).