How to Say "amazingly" in Spanish
The most common Spanish word for “amazingly” is “increíblemente” — use this when 'amazingly' means something is so good or impressive that it's hard to believe, expressing a sense of wonder or awe..
increíblemente
Examples
La vista desde la montaña era increíblemente hermosa.
The view from the mountain was amazingly beautiful.
sorprendentemente
sor-pren-den-te-MEN-te/sorprenˌdenteˈmente/
Examples
Para ser su primera vez, lo hizo sorprendentemente bien.
For it being his first time, he did surprisingly well.
Él habla español sorprendentemente bien.
He speaks Spanish surprisingly well.
Sorprendentemente, no llovió durante la boda.
Surprisingly, it didn't rain during the wedding.
La película fue sorprendentemente aburrida.
The movie was surprisingly boring.
The '-mente' Ending
This ending is just like '-ly' in English. It turns a descriptive word (adjective) into a word that describes an action or quality (adverb).
Word Order
You can put this word at the very beginning of a sentence followed by a comma to describe the whole situation, or just before the word you want to emphasize.
Mixing up 'sorprendente' and 'sorprendentemente'
Mistake: “El examen fue sorprendentemente.”
Correction: El examen fue sorprendente (The exam was surprising). Use the shorter 'sorprendente' to describe a person or thing directly, and the long version to describe how something happened.
Wonder vs. Surprise
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