shrilly
/ˈʃɹɪli/adverb, adjective
shrilly is spelled S-H-R-I-L-L-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, shrilly means “In a shrill manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shrilly?
| Letters | 7: S-H-R-I-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 shrilly?
Shrilly appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 shrilly?
- /ˈʃɹɪli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shrilly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shrilly
- more shrilly comparative
- most shrilly superlative
- shrillly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shrilly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a shrill manner.
adjective
- 1
Somewhat shrill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shrilly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a shrill manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stridemment, de manière stridente |
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 shrilly come from?
From shrill + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).