# hilarious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/ · frequency rank #4,531

## Definitions
1. Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
2. Full of hilarity; merry.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin hilaris (“cheerful”) + -ous, from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”).

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`hhilarious`, `hialrious`, `hilairous`, `hilariosu`, `hilariouss`, `hilariuos`, `hilaroius`, `hilarrious`, `hillarious`, `hilraious`, `hliarious`, `ihlarious`

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