extravagantly
/ɛksˈtɹæv.ə.ɡənt.li/adverb
extravagantly is spelled E-X-T-R-A-V-A-G-A-N-T-L-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, extravagantly means “With lavish expenditure or behaviour; in an extravagant manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in extravagantly?
| Letters | 13: E-X-T-R-A-V-A-G-A-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd 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 extravagantly?
Extravagantly appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 extravagantly?
- /ɛksˈtɹæv.ə.ɡənt.li/
Extravagantly has 5 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)-Vealhurl-extravagantly.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-extravagantly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of extravagantly
- more extravagantly comparative
- most extravagantly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does extravagantly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With lavish expenditure or behaviour; in an extravagant manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Extravagantly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense with lavish expenditure:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | costosamente |
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 extravagantly come from?
From extravagant + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).