maniacally
/məˈnaɪəkli/adverb
maniacally is spelled M-A-N-I-A-C-A-L-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, maniacally means “In a maniacal manner; frantically” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in maniacally?
| Letters | 10: M-A-N-I-A-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 maniacally?
Maniacally appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 maniacally?
- /məˈnaɪəkli/
- /məˈnaɪəkəli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-maniacally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of maniacally
- more maniacally comparative
- most maniacally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maniacally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a maniacal manner; frantically.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Maniacally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a maniacal manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | maníacamente, maniacamente, maniáticamente |
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 maniacally come from?
From maniacal + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).