# ridiculous vs ridiculously

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ridiculous
*adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs/ · frequency rank #3,257*
Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.

### ridiculously
*adverb · IPA /ɹɪˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs.li/ · frequency rank #14,828*
In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible.

## Source
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