excessively
ex·ces·sive·ly/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/adverb
excessively is spelled E-X-C-E-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables (ex·ces·sive·ly). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, excessively means “To an excessive degree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in excessively?
| Letters | 11: E-X-C-E-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ex·ces·sive·ly |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th 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 excessively?
Excessively appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 excessively?
- /ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/
Excessively has 4 syllables, split ex·ces·sive·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-excessively.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of excessively
- more excessively comparative
- most excessively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does excessively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
To an excessive degree.
The application form was excessively complicated.
- 2
In excess.
He smoked excessively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Excessively in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bien trop, beaucoup trop , de trop |
| German | übermäßig , exzessiv |
| Portuguese | excessivamente |
| Spanish | excesivamente, demasiado, demasiadamente, más de la cuenta |
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 excessively come from?
From excessive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).