truthfully
/ˈtɹuːθ.fəl.i/adverb
truthfully is spelled T-R-U-T-H-F-U-L-L-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, truthfully means “In a truthful manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in truthfully?
| Letters | 10: T-R-U-T-H-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th 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 truthfully?
Truthfully appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 truthfully?
- /ˈtɹuːθ.fəl.i/
- [ˈtɹuːθ.fɫ̩.i]
Truthfully 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-truthfully.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of truthfully
- more truthfully comparative
- most truthfully superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does truthfully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a truthful manner
He spoke truthfully.
- 2
Frankly.
Truthfully, I didn't suspect a thing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does truthfully come from?
From truthful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).