pompously
adverb
pompously is spelled P-O-M-P-O-U-S-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, pompously means “In a pompous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pompously?
| Letters | 9: P-O-M-P-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pompously?
Pompously appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 pompously?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-pompously.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pompously
- more pompously comparative
- most pompously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pompously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a pompous manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pompously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a pompous manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pompeusement |
| Portuguese | pomposamente |
| Spanish | pomposamente |
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 pompously come from?
From pompous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).