srsly
/sɚsli/interjection, adverb
srsly is spelled S-R-S-L-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, srsly means “Are you serious? Really?” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in srsly?
| Letters | 5: S-R-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th 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 srsly?
Srsly appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 srsly?
- /sɚsli/
- /sɑɹsli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of srsly
- more srsly comparative
- most srsly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does srsly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Are you serious? Really?
A: My mum just broke her leg… B: srsly?!
adverb
- 1
Seriously.
A: She's srsly afraid to go out now. B: Yeah, that's understandable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does srsly come from?
A shortening of seriously by removing the vowels, as is common on IRC or texting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).