incongruously
adverb
incongruously is spelled I-N-C-O-N-G-R-U-O-U-S-L-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, incongruously means “In an incongruous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in incongruously?
| Letters | 13: I-N-C-O-N-G-R-U-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th 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 incongruously?
Incongruously appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 incongruously?
Incongruously has 5 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).
Forms of incongruously
- more incongruously comparative
- most incongruously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incongruously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an incongruous manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incongruously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an incongruous manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incongrûment, de manière incongrue |
| German | unpassenderweise |
| Portuguese | de forma incongruente, incongruentemente |
| Spanish | incongruentemente, de manera incongruente |
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 incongruously come from?
From incongruous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).