morally
mor·al·ly/ˈmɔɹəli/adverb
morally is spelled M-O-R-A-L-L-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables (mor·al·ly). It appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, morally means “In terms of morals or ethics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in morally?
| Letters | 7: M-O-R-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mor·al·ly |
| In writing | 4.3 times per million words; the 12,397th 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 morally?
Morally appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th 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 morally?
- US /ˈmɔɹəli/
- UK /ˈmɒɹəli/
- /ˈmɑɹəli/
Morally has 3 syllables, split mor·al·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-morally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of morally
- more morally comparative
- most morally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does morally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In terms of morals or ethics.
Morally, it is a difficult issue to deal with.
- 2
In keeping of requirements of morality.
to behave morally
- 3
To all intents and purposes; practically.
- 4
Used to clarify that a statement is made in analogy, and every detail may not be strictly true.
In the short exact sequence 0#92;xrightarrow#123;q#125;A#92;xrightarrow#123;r#125;B#92;xrightarrow#123;s#125;C#92;xrightarrow#123;t#125;0, B is morally A#92;timesC, even if in reality the sequence may fail to split.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Morally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to morals or ethics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | moralisch |
| Portuguese | moralmente |
| Spanish | moralmente |
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 morally come from?
From Middle English morali, moralli, morally, equivalent to moral + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).