fabulously
/ˈfæb.jʊ.lɪs.li/adverb
fabulously is spelled F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, fabulously means “In a fashionable or glamorous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fabulously?
| Letters | 10: F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 fabulously?
Fabulously appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 fabulously?
- /ˈfæb.jʊ.ləs.li/
- US /ˈfæb.jʊ.lɪs.li/
Fabulously 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-fabulously.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fabulously
- more fabulously comparative
- most fabulously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fabulously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a fashionable or glamorous manner.
That girl is fabulously beautiful.
- 2
In an apocryphal or mythical manner; in fables.
Near-synonyms: mythically, legendarily, parabolically, apocryphally
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fabulously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a fabulous manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fabuleusement |
| German | märchenhaft |
| Portuguese | fabulosamente |
| Spanish | fabulosamente, estupendamente |
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 fabulously come from?
From fabulous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).