malevolently
adverb
malevolently is spelled M-A-L-E-V-O-L-E-N-T-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, malevolently means “In a malevolent manner; evilly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in malevolently?
| Letters | 12: M-A-L-E-V-O-L-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 malevolently?
Malevolently appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 malevolently?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-malevolently.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of malevolently
- more malevolently comparative
- most malevolently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does malevolently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a malevolent manner; evilly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does malevolently come from?
From malevolent + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).