astronomically
adverb
astronomically is spelled A-S-T-R-O-N-O-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, astronomically means “Of or relating to astronomy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in astronomically?
| Letters | 14: A-S-T-R-O-N-O-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th 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 astronomically?
Astronomically appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 astronomically?
- US
Astronomically has 5 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)-Flame,_not_lame-astronomically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of astronomically
- more astronomically comparative
- most astronomically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does astronomically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Of or relating to astronomy.
- 2
In the extreme, very (typically very large).
The calculated answer was astronomically large.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Astronomically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to astronomy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | astronomicamente |
| Spanish | astronómicamente |
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 astronomically come from?
From astronomical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).