# enormous vs enormously

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### enormous
*adjective · IPA /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ · frequency rank #4,669*
Deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary.

### enormously
*adverb · frequency rank #17,357*
Extremely, greatly: to an enormous degree.

## Source
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