merrily
mer·ri·ly/ˈmɛɹɪli/adverb
merrily is spelled M-E-R-R-I-L-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables (mer·ri·ly). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, merrily means “In a cheerful or merry way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in merrily?
| Letters | 7: M-E-R-R-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mer·ri·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 merrily?
Merrily appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 merrily?
- /ˈmɛɹɪli/
Merrily has 3 syllables, split mer·ri·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-merrily.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of merrily
- more merrily comparative
- most merrily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does merrily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a cheerful or merry way.
go merrily along
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Merrily in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a cheerful or merry manner:
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 merrily come from?
From Middle English myriely, from Old English myriġlīċe; equivalent to merry + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).