immensely
/ɪˈmɛnsli/adverb
immensely is spelled I-M-M-E-N-S-E-L-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, immensely means “Greatly; hugely; extremely; vastly; to a great extent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in immensely?
| Letters | 9: I-M-M-E-N-S-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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 immensely?
Immensely appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 immensely?
- /ɪˈmɛnsli/
Immensely 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-uk-immensely.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of immensely
- more immensely comparative
- most immensely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does immensely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Greatly; hugely; extremely; vastly; to a great extent.
I enjoyed the party immensely.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Immensely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hugely; extremely; vastly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | énormément, immensément |
| Portuguese | imensamente |
| Spanish | inmensamente |
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 immensely come from?
From immense + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).