menacingly
adverb
menacingly is spelled M-E-N-A-C-I-N-G-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, menacingly means “In a menacing manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in menacingly?
| Letters | 10: M-E-N-A-C-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is menacingly?
Menacingly appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 menacingly?
Menacingly has 4 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).
Forms of menacingly
- more menacingly comparative
- most menacingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does menacingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a menacing manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Menacingly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense In a menacing manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | drohend |
| Portuguese | ameaçadoramente |
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 menacingly come from?
From menacing + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).