promiscuously
adverb
promiscuously is spelled P-R-O-M-I-S-C-U-O-U-S-L-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, promiscuously means “In a promiscuous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in promiscuously?
| Letters | 13: P-R-O-M-I-S-C-U-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 promiscuously?
Promiscuously appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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).
Forms of promiscuously
- more promiscuously comparative
- most promiscuously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does promiscuously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a promiscuous manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Promiscuously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a promiscuous manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | promiscûment |
| Portuguese | promiscuamente |
| Spanish | promiscuamente |
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 promiscuously come from?
From promiscuous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).