ravenously
/ˈɹævənəsli/adverb
ravenously is spelled R-A-V-E-N-O-U-S-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, ravenously means “In a ravenous manner; voraciously” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ravenously?
| Letters | 10: R-A-V-E-N-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 ravenously?
Ravenously appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 ravenously?
- /ˈɹævənəsli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ravenously.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ravenously
- more ravenously comparative
- most ravenously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ravenously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a ravenous manner; voraciously.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ravenously come from?
From ravenous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).