ridiculously
/ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs.li/adverb
ridiculously is spelled R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S-L-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, ridiculously means “In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ridiculously?
| Letters | 12: R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,731st 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 ridiculously?
Ridiculously appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st 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 ridiculously?
- UK /ɹɪˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs.li/
- UK /ɹiːˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs.li/
- US /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs.li/
Ridiculously 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)-Wodencafe-ridiculously.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ridiculously
- more ridiculously comparative
- most ridiculously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ridiculously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible.
- 2
extremely; very
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ridiculously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a ridiculous manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ridiculement, bouffonnement, caricaturalement |
| German | lächerlich |
| Portuguese | ridiculamente |
| Spanish | ridículamente |
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 ridiculously come from?
From ridiculous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).