quaintly
/ˈkweɪntli/adverb
quaintly is spelled Q-U-A-I-N-T-L-Y: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, quaintly means “In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in quaintly?
| Letters | 8: Q-U-A-I-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 quaintly?
Quaintly appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 quaintly?
- /ˈkweɪntli/
Quaintly 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-quaintly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quaintly
- more quaintly comparative
- most quaintly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quaintly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quaintly come from?
From quaint + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).