phenomenally
adverb
phenomenally is spelled P-H-E-N-O-M-E-N-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, phenomenally means “In a manner that is extraordinary or amazing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phenomenally?
| Letters | 12: P-H-E-N-O-M-E-N-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 phenomenally?
Phenomenally appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 phenomenally?
- US
Phenomenally 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)-Flame,_not_lame-phenomenally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of phenomenally
- more phenomenally comparative
- most phenomenally superlative
- phænomenally
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phenomenally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a manner that is extraordinary or amazing.
The tennis player's serve was phenomenally fast.
- 2
In terms of phenomena.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phenomenally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a phenomenal manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | fenomenalmente |
| Spanish | fenomenalmente |
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.