spectacularly
adverb
spectacularly is spelled S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R-L-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, spectacularly means “In a spectacular manner, extraordinarily, amazingly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spectacularly?
| Letters | 13: S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th 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 spectacularly?
Spectacularly appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 spectacularly?
- US
Spectacularly 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: En-us-spectacularly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spectacularly
- more spectacularly comparative
- most spectacularly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spectacularly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a spectacular manner, extraordinarily, amazingly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spectacularly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a spectacular manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | espetacularmente |
| Spanish | espectacularmente |
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 spectacularly come from?
From spectacular + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).