# tremendous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /tɹɪˈmɛndəs/ · frequency rank #6,426

## Definitions
1. Awe-inspiring; terrific.
2. Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
3. Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great

## Etymology
Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend.

## Easily confused with
- **tremendously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tremendous-vs-tremendously)

## Common misspellings (15)
`rtemendous`, `termendous`, `treemndous`, `tremednous`, `tremenddous`, `tremendosu`, `tremendouss`, `tremenduos`, `tremenndous`, `tremenodus`, `tremmendous`, `tremnedous`, `trmeendous`, `trremendous`, `ttremendous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tremendous