wretchedly
/ˈɹɛt͡ʃədli/adverb
wretchedly is spelled W-R-E-T-C-H-E-D-L-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, wretchedly means “In a wretched manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wretchedly?
| Letters | 10: W-R-E-T-C-H-E-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 wretchedly?
Wretchedly appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 wretchedly?
- /ˈɹɛt͡ʃədli/
- /ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdli/
Wretchedly 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-wretchedly.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-wretchedly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wretchedly
- more wretchedly comparative
- most wretchedly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wretchedly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a wretched manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wretchedly come from?
From Middle English wrecchedly; equivalent to wretched + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).