wildly
wild·ly/ˈwaɪldli/adverb
wildly is spelled W-I-L-D-L-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables (wild·ly). It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, wildly means “In a wild, uncontrolled manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wildly?
| Letters | 6: W-I-L-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: wild·ly |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th 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 wildly?
Wildly appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th 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 wildly?
- /ˈwaɪldli/
Wildly has 2 syllables, split wild·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-wildly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wildly
- more wildly comparative
- wildlier comparative
- most wildly superlative
- wildliest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wildly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a wild, uncontrolled manner.
He swung wildly at the guy's head, but ended up on the floor.
- 2
To a ridiculous or extreme degree; extremely.
wildly exagerrated
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wildly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a wild manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sauvagement |
| Portuguese | selvagemente, selvaticamente, desvairadamente |
| Spanish | alocadamente, salvajemente |
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 wildly come from?
From Middle English wildely, wijldeli, wildeliche, equivalent to wild + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).