suffocatingly
adverb
suffocatingly is spelled S-U-F-F-O-C-A-T-I-N-G-L-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, suffocatingly means “In a suffocating manner, or to a degree that suffocates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in suffocatingly?
| Letters | 13: S-U-F-F-O-C-A-T-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 suffocatingly?
Suffocatingly appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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).
Forms of suffocatingly
- more suffocatingly comparative
- most suffocatingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suffocatingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a suffocating manner, or to a degree that suffocates
The hall was suffocatingly crowded.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does suffocatingly come from?
From suffocating + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).