wantonly
/ˈwɒntənli/adverb
wantonly is spelled W-A-N-T-O-N-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, wantonly means “In a wanton manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wantonly?
| Letters | 8: W-A-N-T-O-N-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 wantonly?
Wantonly appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 wantonly?
- /ˈwɒntənli/
Wantonly 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)-Vealhurl-wantonly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wantonly
- more wantonly comparative
- most wantonly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wantonly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a wanton manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wantonly come from?
From Middle English wantounly, wantounliche, equivalent to wanton + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).