Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helpfully

/ˈhɛlp.fəl.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
help-ful-ly
IPA
/ˈhɛlp.fəl.i/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a helpful manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English helpful Middle English -ly English -ly English helpfully From helpful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more helpfully (comparative) most helpfully (superlative)

Antonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce helpfully?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛlp.fəl.i/.
What does helpfully mean?
In a helpful manner.
Where does helpfully come from?
Etymology tree English helpful Middle English -ly English -ly English helpfully From helpful + -ly.

How to pronounce helpfully

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