pleasantly
pleas·ant·ly/ˈplɛzəntli/adverb
pleasantly is spelled P-L-E-A-S-A-N-T-L-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables (pleas·ant·ly). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, pleasantly means “In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pleasantly?
| Letters | 10: P-L-E-A-S-A-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pleas·ant·ly |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th 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 pleasantly?
Pleasantly appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 pleasantly?
- /ˈplɛzəntli/
Pleasantly has 3 syllables, split pleas·ant·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pleasantly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pleasantly
- more pleasantly comparative
- most pleasantly superlative
- pleasauntlie
- plesantlie
- pleasauntly
- plesantly
- plesauntly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pleasantly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
He smiled pleasantly at passersby.
- 2
Lightly
- 3
obsoleteLudicrously; facetiously.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pleasantly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a pleasant manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | agréablement |
| Spanish | agradablemente |
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 pleasantly come from?
From Middle English pleasauntly; equivalent to pleasant + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).