resoundingly
/ɹɪˈzaʊndɪŋli/adverb
resoundingly is spelled R-E-S-O-U-N-D-I-N-G-L-Y: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, resoundingly means “With a loud, resonant sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in resoundingly?
| Letters | 12: R-E-S-O-U-N-D-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd 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 resoundingly?
Resoundingly appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 resoundingly?
- US /ɹɪˈzaʊndɪŋli/
Resoundingly has 4 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: En-us-resoundingly.ogg, En-au-resoundingly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of resoundingly
- more resoundingly comparative
- most resoundingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resoundingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With a loud, resonant sound.
The bells tolled resoundingly.
- 2
Emphatically, so as to be celebrated.
The children resoundingly defeated the bully.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does resoundingly come from?
From resounding + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).