obscenely
adverb
obscenely is spelled O-B-S-C-E-N-E-L-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, obscenely means “In an obscene manner; vulgarly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in obscenely?
| Letters | 9: O-B-S-C-E-N-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is obscenely?
Obscenely appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 obscenely?
- US
Obscenely has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-obscenely.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of obscenely
- more obscenely comparative
- most obscenely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obscenely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an obscene manner; vulgarly.
- 2
colloquialIn an excessive manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Obscenely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an obscene manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | obscenamente |
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 obscenely come from?
From obscene + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).