wholeheartedly
whole·heart·ed·ly/ˌhoʊlˈhɑɹtədli/adverb
wholeheartedly is an adverb meaning “In a wholehearted (“showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment”) manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled W-H-O-L-E-H-E-A-R-T-E-D-L-Y and has 4 syllables (whole·heart·ed·ly), and it appears 1.4 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does wholeheartedly mean?
adverb
- 1
In a wholehearted (“showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment”) manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly.
He jumped in wholeheartedly and began to learn the language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce wholeheartedly?
- UK /ˌhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdli/
- US /ˌhoʊlˈhɑɹtədli/
- US [-ɾəd-]
Wholeheartedly has 4 syllables, split whole·heart·ed·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-wholeheartedly.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-wholeheartedly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wholeheartedly
- more wholeheartedly comparative
- most wholeheartedly superlative
- whole-heartedly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is wholeheartedly?
Wholeheartedly appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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).
Words people confuse with wholeheartedly
Also written: whole-heartedly (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Wholeheartedly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a wholehearted manner – see also enthusiastically:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | de tout cœur, à corps perdu, sans réserve |
| German | von ganzem Herzen, vollen Herzens |
| Portuguese | de todo coração, de coração, calorosamente, incondicionalmente, sinceramente |
| Spanish | de todo corazón, con entusiasmo, incondicionalmente |
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 wholeheartedly come from?
From wholehearted + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).