wonderfully
/wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/adverb
wonderfully is spelled W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, wonderfully means “In an excellent manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wonderfully?
| Letters | 11: W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 13,897th 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 wonderfully?
Wonderfully appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th 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 wonderfully?
- /wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/
Wonderfully has 4 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: En-us-wonderfully.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wonderfully
- more wonderfully comparative
- most wonderfully superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wonderfully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an excellent manner.
He entertained us wonderfully.
- 2
To an extent inspiring wonder.
On a clear night, the Montana sky is wonderfully vast and full of stars.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wonderfully in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | merveilleusement |
| Portuguese | maravilhosamente |
| German | wunderbar |
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 wonderfully come from?
From Middle English wonderfully, wunderfullie, wonderfulliche, equivalent to wonderful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).