mischievously
adverb
mischievously is spelled M-I-S-C-H-I-E-V-O-U-S-L-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, mischievously means “In a mischievous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mischievously?
| Letters | 13: M-I-S-C-H-I-E-V-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th 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 mischievously?
Mischievously appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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).
Forms of mischievously
- more mischievously comparative
- most mischievously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mischievously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a mischievous manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mischievously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a mischievous manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | malicieusement |
| Spanish | malvadamente |
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 mischievously come from?
From Middle English mischevously, myschevously, equivalent to mischievous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).