mightily
might·i·ly/ˈmaɪtɪli/adverb
mightily is spelled M-I-G-H-T-I-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables (might·i·ly). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, mightily means “With much physical force, power, or strength; also, with divine or superhuman power or strength” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mightily?
| Letters | 8: M-I-G-H-T-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: might·i·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 mightily?
Mightily appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 mightily?
- UK /ˈmaɪtɪli/
- US /ˈmaɪtɪli/
- US [-ɾɪ-]
Mightily has 3 syllables, split might·i·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-mightily.wav, En-us-mightily.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with mightily
Sounds like: Maithili (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of mightily
- more mightily comparative
- most mightily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mightily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With much physical force, power, or strength; also, with divine or superhuman power or strength.
The chivalrous knights entered the lists and fought mightily.
- 2
With much emotional, intellectual, or mental force or power; vehemently.
- 3
Of a characteristic: provided or present to a powerful or strong extent.
- 4
informalTo a great extent; extremely, greatly.
He sounded mightily proud of himself.
- 5
obsoletePut in place through the use of force or power.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mightily in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a mighty manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | mächtig |
| Portuguese | poderosamente |
| Spanish | fuertemente, poderosamente |
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 mightily come from?
From Middle English mightili (“with might, powerfully, strongly; forcefully, violently; greatly; etc.”), from Old English meahtiglice (“with might, powerfully, mightily”), from meahtiġ, mihtiġ (“powerful, mighty”) + -līċe (suffix forming adverbs). Mihtiġ is derived from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz (“mighty”), from *mahtiz (“force, strength; ability, power”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”)) + *-gaz (suffix with the sense ‘being; doing; having’ forming adjectives). By surface analysis, mighty + -ly (suffix forming adverbs).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).