cataclysmically
adverb
cataclysmically is spelled C-A-T-A-C-L-Y-S-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, cataclysmically means “In a cataclysmic way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cataclysmically?
| Letters | 15: C-A-T-A-C-L-Y-S-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cataclysmically?
Cataclysmically appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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).
Forms of cataclysmically
- more cataclysmically comparative
- most cataclysmically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cataclysmically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a cataclysmic way.
As the dust settles on the Supreme Court’s cataclysmically destabilizing term, a very persistent question has bubbled up among the law professor commentariat: How the hell are we going to teach all this?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cataclysmically come from?
From cataclysmic + -ally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).