mournfully
/ˈmɔɹnfəli/
"mournfully" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mournfully” is an uncommon English word, ranked #99,596 in English word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #99,596
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a mournful manner; as if in mourning for something.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mournfully |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈmɔɹnfəli/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #99,596 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mournfully” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for mournfully is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɔɹnfəli/. Corpus data places it at rank #99,596 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "In a mournful manner; as if in mourning for something.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for mournfully in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mournful + -ly. The correct English form is mournfully, spelled M-O-U-R-N-F-U-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a mournful manner; as if in mourning for something.
Etymology
From mournful + -ly.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "mournfully"?
What does "mournfully" mean?
How do you pronounce "mournfully"?
What is the origin of the word "mournfully"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “mournfully”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-U-R-N-F-U-L-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmɔɹnfəli/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.