preposterously
/pɹɪˈpɒstɹəsli/adverb
preposterously is spelled P-R-E-P-O-S-T-E-R-O-U-S-L-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, preposterously means “In a preposterous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in preposterously?
| Letters | 14: P-R-E-P-O-S-T-E-R-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 preposterously?
Preposterously appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 preposterously?
- UK /pɹɪˈpɒstɹəsli/
- UK /pɹɪˈpɒstəɹəsli/
- UK /pɹə-/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-preposterously.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of preposterously
- more preposterously comparative
- most preposterously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does preposterously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a preposterous manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does preposterously come from?
From preposterous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).