Which to use
“outrageous” is an adjective and “outrageously” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,100
- “outrageous” frequency rank
- #37,134
- “outrageously” frequency rank
- 47234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | outrageous | outrageously |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront. | In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree. |
Letter map: outrageous vs outrageously
Shared letters muted; letters that set outrageous and outrageously apart highlighted. Shared run: 10. outrageous runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVVVC) against outrageously's 12 (VVCCVCVVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - outrageous and outrageously
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: outrageous is anadjective and outrageouslyanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “outrageous” sits inside “outrageously”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
outrageous is recorded at frequency rank #10,100, classified as anadj, pronounced /aʊtˈɹeɪdʒəs/. outrageously is at rank #37,134, tagged as anadv.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47234, this pair ranks #204,329 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of outrageous vs outrageously
Shared letters: aegorstu. Private to "outrageous": -. Private to "outrageously": ly.
"outrageous" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVVVC · "outrageously" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- outrageous ← oturageous · ourtageous · outargeous · outraegous · outrageosu · outrageouss · outrageuos · outraggeous
- outrageously ← oturageously · ourtageously · outargeously · outraegously · outrageosuly · outrageoulsy · outrageouslly · outrageouslyy
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "outrageous" and "outrageously" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "outrageous" vs "outrageously" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "outrageous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "outrageously" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,329 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #204,329 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.