amazingly
/əˈmeɪzɪŋli/adverb
amazingly is spelled A-M-A-Z-I-N-G-L-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, amazingly means “In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amazingly?
| Letters | 9: A-M-A-Z-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.4 times per million words; the 12,216th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is amazingly?
Amazingly appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce amazingly?
- /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/
Amazingly has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-amazingly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of amazingly
- more amazingly comparative
- most amazingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amazingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.
That violin solo was played amazingly.
- 2
Difficult to believe; strange but true.
Amazingly, no one was injured in the crash.
- 3
To a wonder-inspiring extent.
The car has amazingly low fuel consumption.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amazingly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incroyablement, brillamment, superbement , étonnamment |
| German | erstaunlich, erstaunlicherweise |
| Portuguese | incrivelmente, fantasticamente , surpreendentemente |
| Spanish | asombrosamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does amazingly come from?
From amazing + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).