egregiously
/ɪˈɡɹid͡ʒəsli/adverb
egregiously is spelled E-G-R-E-G-I-O-U-S-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, egregiously means “Conspicuously badly (used negatively)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in egregiously?
| Letters | 11: E-G-R-E-G-I-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 egregiously?
Egregiously appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 egregiously?
- /ɪˈɡɹid͡ʒəsli/
Egregiously 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: En-us-egregiously.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of egregiously
- more egregiously comparative
- most egregiously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does egregiously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Conspicuously badly (used negatively).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does egregiously come from?
From egregious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).