hugely
/ˈhjuːd͡ʒli/adverb
hugely is spelled H-U-G-E-L-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, hugely means “Greatly; to a huge extent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hugely?
| Letters | 6: H-U-G-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.5 times per million words; the 12,045th 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 hugely?
Hugely appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th 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 hugely?
- /ˈhjuːd͡ʒli/
Hugely has 2 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-hugely.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does hugely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Greatly; to a huge extent.
This new movie is hugely inspired from the 1930s cowboy movies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hugely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hugely:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | colossalement |
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 hugely come from?
From Middle English hugely, hugeliche, equivalent to huge + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).