monumentally
/mɒnjʊˈmɛntəli/adverb
monumentally is spelled M-O-N-U-M-E-N-T-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, monumentally means “To a monumental extent; very greatly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in monumentally?
| Letters | 12: M-O-N-U-M-E-N-T-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 monumentally?
Monumentally appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 monumentally?
- UK /mɒnjʊˈmɛntəli/
Monumentally 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-monumentally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of monumentally
- more monumentally comparative
- most monumentally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monumentally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
To a monumental extent; very greatly.
Climbing this mountain naked was a monumentally stupid idea!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does monumentally come from?
From monumental + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).