disastrously
/dɪˈzæs.tɹəs.li/adverb
disastrously is spelled D-I-S-A-S-T-R-O-U-S-L-Y: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, disastrously means “In a disastrous way. (Of the nature of a disaster; calamitously.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disastrously?
| Letters | 12: D-I-S-A-S-T-R-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th 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 disastrously?
Disastrously appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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 disastrously?
- US /dɪˈzæs.tɹəs.li/
Disastrously 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)-Qwertygiy-disastrously.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disastrously
- more disastrously comparative
- most disastrously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disastrously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a disastrous way. (Of the nature of a disaster; calamitously.)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disastrously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a disastrous way:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | desastrosamente |
| Spanish | desastrosamente |
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 disastrously come from?
From disastrous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).