# enormous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ · frequency rank #4,669

## Definitions
1. Deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary.
2. Exceedingly wicked; atrocious or outrageous.
3. Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.

## Etymology
From Latin ēnormis. An assimilated form of ex- (“out of”) + norma (“rule, norm”) + -ous.

## Easily confused with
- **enormously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enormous-vs-enormously)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ennormous`, `enomrous`, `enormmous`, `enormosu`, `enormouss`, `enormuos`, `enoromus`, `enorrmous`, `enromous`, `eonrmous`, `neormous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/enormous