privily
/ˈpɹɪvɪli/obsolete
privily is spelled P-R-I-V-I-L-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, privily means “Secretly, in secret; in a private manner; privately” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in privily?
| Letters | 7: P-R-I-V-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 privily?
Privily appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 privily?
- UK /ˈpɹɪvɪli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of privily
- more privily comparative
- most privily superlative
- prively
- priuely
- pryvely
- pryuely
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does privily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
archaicSecretly, in secret; in a private manner; privately.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does privily come from?
From Middle English prively; equivalent to privy + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).