proudly
/ˈpɹaʊdli/adverb
proudly is spelled P-R-O-U-D-L-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, proudly means “In a proud manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in proudly?
| Letters | 7: P-R-O-U-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th 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 proudly?
Proudly appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th 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 proudly?
- /ˈpɹaʊdli/
Proudly has 2 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: En-us-proudly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of proudly
- proudlier comparative
- more proudly comparative
- proudliest superlative
- most proudly superlative
- prowdly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proudly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a proud manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Proudly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a proud manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fièrement |
| Portuguese | orgulhosamente |
| Spanish | fieramente, orgullosamente |
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 proudly come from?
From Middle English proutly, proudliche, prudeliche, prudliche, prouteliche, from Old English prūtlīċe, equivalent to proud + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).