embarrassingly
em·bar·rass·ing·ly/əmˈbɛɹəsɪŋli/adverb
embarrassingly is spelled E-M-B-A-R-R-A-S-S-I-N-G-L-Y: 14 letters and 5 syllables (em·bar·rass·ing·ly). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, embarrassingly means “In an embarrassing manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in embarrassingly?
| Letters | 14: E-M-B-A-R-R-A-S-S-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: em·bar·rass·ing·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 embarrassingly?
Embarrassingly appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 embarrassingly?
- UK /ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋli/
- UK /ɛm-/
- US /əmˈbɛɹəsɪŋli/
Embarrassingly has 5 syllables, split em·bar·rass·ing·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-embarrassingly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of embarrassingly
- more embarrassingly comparative
- most embarrassingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does embarrassingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an embarrassing manner.
He stumbled embarrassingly about the dance floor.
- 2
To the point of embarrassment; to an extreme or bewildering degree.
He soon became not merely tipsy, but embarrassingly drunk.
- 3
Causing embarrassment.
Embarrassingly to me, my companion soon got drunk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does embarrassingly come from?
From embarrassing + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).