humongous
/ˌhjuːˈmʌŋɡəs/adjective
humongous is spelled H-U-M-O-N-G-O-U-S: 9 letters and 3 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 adjective, humongous means “Of an extremely large size” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in humongous?
| Letters | 9: H-U-M-O-N-G-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (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 humongous?
Humongous 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 humongous?
- /ˌhjuːˈmʌŋɡəs/
- /ˌhjuːˈmɒŋɡəs/
- [çu̟ːˈmʊŋɡəs]
Humongous has 3 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: En-us-humongous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of humongous
- more humongous comparative
- most humongous superlative
- humungous
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does humongous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalOf an extremely large size.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Humongous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense extremely large:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | énorme, gigantesque |
| German | gigantisch, riesig |
| Portuguese | gigantesco |
| Spanish | gigante, enorme |
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 humongous come from?
Of expressive origin, likely inspired by huge, with the termination of monstrous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).