# astonishing vs astonishingly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### astonishing
*adjective · IPA /əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,648*
Causing astonishment.

### astonishingly
*adverb · frequency rank #34,385*
In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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