terriblement
French, adverb/tɛ.ʁi.blə.mɑ̃/
terriblement is spelled T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E-M-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written French, the 9,615th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terriblement is a French adverb meaning “terribly; in a way that is terrible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “De manière à inspirer de la terreur”.
What does terriblement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
terribly; in a way that is terrible
- 2
much; a lot
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. De manière à inspirer de la terreur. 2. Extrêmement, excessivement. 3. Un nombre terrible de. Une quantité terrible de.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of terriblement
- tarbeman dialectal
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terriblement?
- /tɛ.ʁi.blə.mɑ̃/
- /te.ʁi.blə.mɑ̃/
- \tɛ.ʁi.blə.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terriblement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terriblement in French?
terriblement appears 6.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).