staggeringly
adverb
staggeringly is spelled S-T-A-G-G-E-R-I-N-G-L-Y: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, staggeringly means “To a breathtaking degree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in staggeringly?
| Letters | 12: S-T-A-G-G-E-R-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 staggeringly?
Staggeringly appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 staggeringly?
Staggeringly 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).
Forms of staggeringly
- more staggeringly comparative
- most staggeringly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does staggeringly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
To a breathtaking degree.
The ancient city was staggeringly beautiful.
- 2
Moving with a stagger.
He made his way staggeringly to the bar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does staggeringly come from?
From staggering + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).