skillfully
/ˈskɪlfəli/adverb
skillfully is spelled S-K-I-L-L-F-U-L-L-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, skillfully means “In a skillful manner; with skill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skillfully?
| Letters | 10: S-K-I-L-L-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 skillfully?
Skillfully appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 skillfully?
- /ˈskɪlfəli/
Skillfully has 3 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)-Flame,_not_lame-skillfully.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of skillfully
- more skillfully comparative
- most skillfully superlative
- skilfully
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skillfully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a skillful manner; with skill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skillfully in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a skillful manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | geschickt |
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 skillfully come from?
From Middle English skilfully, skylfully, skilfulliche, equivalent to skillful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).