pitilessly
/ˈpɪ.ti.ləs.li/adverb
pitilessly is spelled P-I-T-I-L-E-S-S-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, pitilessly means “In a pitiless manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pitilessly?
| Letters | 10: P-I-T-I-L-E-S-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 pitilessly?
Pitilessly appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 pitilessly?
- /ˈpɪ.ti.ləs.li/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-pitilessly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pitilessly
- more pitilessly comparative
- most pitilessly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pitilessly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a pitiless manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pitilessly come from?
From pitiless + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).