mournfully
/ˈmɔɹnfəli/adverb
mournfully is spelled M-O-U-R-N-F-U-L-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, mournfully means “In a mournful manner; as if in mourning for something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mournfully?
| Letters | 10: M-O-U-R-N-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mournfully?
Mournfully appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 mournfully?
- US /ˈmɔɹnfəli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-mournfully.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mournfully?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mournfully from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹnfəli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mournfully
- more mournfully comparative
- most mournfully superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mournfully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a mournful manner; as if in mourning for something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mournfully come from?
From mournful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).