terrifyingly
adverb
terrifyingly is spelled T-E-R-R-I-F-Y-I-N-G-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, terrifyingly means “In a terrifying manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in terrifyingly?
| Letters | 12: T-E-R-R-I-F-Y-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd 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 terrifyingly?
Terrifyingly appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 terrifyingly
- more terrifyingly comparative
- most terrifyingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does terrifyingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a terrifying manner.
The special effects were terrifyingly realistic the first time I saw them.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does terrifyingly come from?
From terrifying + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).