ostentatiously
adverb
ostentatiously is spelled O-S-T-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-U-S-L-Y: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, ostentatiously means “In an ostentatious manner; extravagantly or flamboyantly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ostentatiously?
| Letters | 14: O-S-T-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 ostentatiously?
Ostentatiously appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 ostentatiously?
Ostentatiously 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 ostentatiously
- more ostentatiously comparative
- most ostentatiously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ostentatiously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an ostentatious manner; extravagantly or flamboyantly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ostentatiously come from?
From ostentatious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).