wrongfully
/ˈɹɒŋfəli/adverb
wrongfully is spelled W-R-O-N-G-F-U-L-L-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, wrongfully means “In a wrongful manner; unjustly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wrongfully?
| Letters | 10: W-R-O-N-G-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 wrongfully?
Wrongfully appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 wrongfully?
- /ˈɹɒŋfəli/
Wrongfully 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)-Flame,_not_lame-wrongfully.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wrongfully
- more wrongfully comparative
- most wrongfully superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wrongfully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a wrongful manner; unjustly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wrongfully come from?
From Middle English wrongfully, wrongfullich; equivalent to wrongful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).